There was a time in the world
When things were not the same
They were very different
Even by name.

Everything was backwards here
Sideways or upside down
This world was mixed up
Topsy turvy, twisted around.

The ocean swells started at the shore
And then pulled out to the sea
It's madness, I know!
But this is how it use to be.

Dogs meowed
Whales were in the sky
Cats barked
And birds didn't fly.

Clouds were pink
And grass was blue
Mountains were red
And yellow too.

When people spoke it sounded like music
And when instruments played they could talk
People didn't have faces
And they danced instead of walked.

We kicked people to say hello
Shaking hands was a crime
We had fingers instead of toes
It was such a strange, strange time!

Nobody wore any clothes
And had no hair on their head
We didn't wash with water
But bathed in mud instead.

They say the world changed
When a meteor fell from space
Creating a cosmic boom
That put things out of place.

Now here were are today
Thinking everything here is how it should be
But there once was a time before this
When everything worked differently.

So there was a time in the world
Before our time now
When everything was different
Including the why and how.

Everything was backwards here
Sideways or upside down
This world was mixed up
Topsy turvy, twisted around.