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Mama said Id lose my head If it wasnt fastened on. Today I guess it wasnt Cause while playing with my cousin It fell off and rolled away And now its gone. And I cant look for it Cause my eyes are in it, And I cant call to it Cause my mouth is on it (Couldnt hear me anyway Cause my ears are on it),

Cant even think about it Cause my brain is in it. So I guess Ill sit down On this rock And rest for just a minute Have you heard of tiny Melinda Mae, Who ate a monstrous whale? She thought she could, She said she would, So she started in right at the tail. And everyone said,"Youre much too small,"

But that didnt bother Melinda at all, She took little bites and she shewed very slow, Just like a little girl should... ...and eighty-nine years later she ate that whale Because she said she would!!! Whosever room this is should be ashamed! His underwear is hanging on the lamp. His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,

And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp. His workbook is wedged in the window, His sweaters been thrown on the floor. His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV, And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door. His books are all jammed in the closet, His vest has been left in the hall.

A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed, And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall. Whosever room this is should be ashamed! Donald or Robert or Willie or-- Huh? You say its mine? Oh, dear, I knew it looked familiar! Draw a crazy picture, Write a nutty poem, Sing a mumble-grumble song,

Whistle through your comb. Do a loony-goony dance Cross the kitchen floor, Put something silly in the world That aint been there before. Each time I see the Upside-Down Man Standing in the water, I look at him and start to laugh, Although I shouldnt oughtter. For maybe in another world

Another time Another town, Maybe HE is right side up And I am upside down.