When you look to the front you see to the rear (in topsy-turvy town)
When you open your eyes that when you can hear (in topsy-turvy town)
And things that are far away really are near in topsy-turvy town!
When you say "come on in" you mean "go away" (in topsy-turvy town)
When the sun starts to rise that's the end of the day (in topsy-turvy town)
And Santa Claus comes in the middle of May in topsy-turvy town!
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Everyone in topsy-turvy town wears shoes up on their head.
And when they rise to greet the day -- they jump right into bed.
All the trees are so short and the grass is so tall (in topsy-turvy town)
And when they run a race they run at a crawl (in topsy-turvy town)
They call it a crowd when there's no one at all in topsy-turvy town!
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Everyone in topsy-turvy town will laugh when they are sad,
But you should see the teardrops fall -- whenever they are glad!
When the bell start to ring the clock is run down (in topsy-turvy town)
All the cows are blue and the river is brown. (in topsy-turvy town)
The mayor wears rags and the beggars are in topsy-turvy town!
In topsy-turvy ...(instrumental)... topsy-turvy town!