If the butterfly courted the bee,
And the owl the porcupine ;
If churches were built in the sea ,
And three times one was nine ;
If the pony rode his master ,
If the cats had the dire disaster
To be worried , sir , by the mouse ;
If mamma , sir , sold the baby
To a gypsy for half a crown ;
If a gentleman , sir , was a lady ,
The world would be upside – down !
If any or all of these wonders
Should ever come about ,
I should not consider them blunders ,
For I should be inside – out !