Topsy Turvey

Come one! Come all! Leave your loops and milking stools Coop the hens and pen the mules Come one! Come all! Close the churches and the schools! It's the day for breaking rules Some and join the feast of . . . Fools! Once a year we throw a party here in town! Once a year we turn all Paris upside down Every man's a king and every king's a clown! Once again its Topsy Turvy day! Its the day the devil in us get released! Its the day we mock the prig and shock the priest! Everything is topsy turvy at the Feast of Fools! Topsy Turvy! Everytrhing is upsy daisy! Topsy Turvy! Everyone is acting crazy! Dross is gold and weeds are a bouquet That's the way on Topsy Turvy Day! Topsy Turvy Beat the drums and blow the trumpets Topsy Turvy Join the thieves and bums and strumpets Streaming in from Chartres to Calais Scurvy knaves are extra scurvy On the sixth of January 'Cause its Topsy Turvy Day! Come one! Come all! Hurry, hurry here's your chance See the mystery and romance Come one! Come all! See the finest girl in France! Make an entrance to entrance Dance la Esmerelda Dance! Here it is The moment you've been waiting for Here it is You know exactly whats in store Now's the time we laugh until our sides get sore! Now's the time we crown the King of Fools! So make a face that's horribe and frightening Make a face as gruesome as a gargoyle's wing For the face that's ugliest will be the King of Fools! Why? Topsy Turvy Ugly folk, forget your shyness! Topsy Turvy You could soon be called Your Highness! But your foulest features on display And be the King of Topsy Turvy Day! Everybody Once a year we throw a party here in town Hail to the King Once a year we turn all Paris upside down Oh what a king Once a year the ugliest will wear a crown! Girls give a kiss! Once a year on Topsy Turvy Day We've never had a King like this! Its the day we do things we deplore On the other three hundred and sixty four Once a year we love to drop in Where the beer is never stoppin' For the chance to pop some popinjay And pick a King who'll put the top In Topsy Turvy Day Mad and crazy Upsy Daisy Topsy Turvy Day