When I was only very small

I thought the Earth was a rubber ball,

Bouncing around in the Universe,

Which made the Martians stamp and curse;

Their world (I thought) was full of rocks

That smell quite badly of mouldy socks!

 

But now that I am fully grown

I know that Mars smells of Cologne,

And the Earth is not a rubber ball,

But rather a giant swimming pool.

How foolish childish thoughts may seem

When the truth, at last, is seen!