Testo Topsy Turvy

CrowdCome one, come all!Leave your loops and milking stoolsCoop the hens and pen the mulesCome one, come all!Close the churches and the schoolsIt's the day for breaking rulesCome and join the feast of ...ClopinFools!Once a year we throw a party here in townOnce a year we turn all Paris upside downEv'ry man's a king and ev'ry king's a clownOnce again it's Topsy Turvy DayIt's the day the devil in us gets releasedIt's the day we mock the prig and shock the priestEv'rything is topsy turvy at the Feast of Fools!CrowdTopsy turvy!ClopinEv'rything is upsy daysy!CrowdTopsy turvy!ClopinEv'ryone is acting crazyDross is gold and weeds are a bouquetThat's the way on Topsy Turvy DayAllTopsy Turvy!Clopin and CrowdBeat the drums and blow the trumpetsAllTopsy Turvy!Clopin and CrowdJoin the bums and thieves and strumpetsStreaming in from Chartres to CalaisClopinScurvy knaves are extra scurvyOn the sixth of "Januervy"Clopin and CrowdAll because it's Topy Turvy Day!ClopinCome one, come all!Hurry, hurry, here's your chanceSee the myst'ry and romanceCome one, come allSee the finest girl in FranceMake an entrance to entranceDance la EsmeraldaDance!Here it is, the moment you've been waiting forHere it is, you know exactly what's in storeNow's the time we laugh until our sides get soreNow's the time we crown the King of Fools!So make a face that's horrible and frighteningMake a face as gruesome as a gargoyle's wingFor the face that's ugliest will be the King of Fools!Why?CrowdTopsy turvy!ClopinUgly folk, forget your shynessCrowdTopsy turvy!ClopinYou could soon be called Your Highness!CrowdPut your foulest features on displayBe the king of Topsy Turvy Day!ClopinEv'rybody!CrowdOnce a year we throw a party here in townClopinHail to the king!CrowdOnce a year we turn all Paris upside downClopinOh, what a king!CrowdOnce a year, the ugliest will wear a crownClopinGirls, give a kissCrowdOnce a year on Topsy Turvy DayClopinWe've never had a king like thisClopin and CrowdAnd it's the day we do the things that we deploreOn the other three hundred and sixty-fourOnce a year we love to drop inWhere the beer is never stoppinFor the chance to pop some popinjayAnd pick a king who'll put the "top" inTopsy Turvy Day!Mad and crazy, upsy-daisy, Topsy Turvy Day!