War Of The Words
War Of The Words
Our English language? A curious thing!
Hammers don't ham and fingers don't fing
Grocers don't groce and ushers don't ush
And why is a rear called a toosh, not a rush?
What is the plural of mitt? Is it mitten?
And what's a caboodle if there is no kit'n?
Do women count coins when they go through their change?
Is all lucre filthy? Are bedfellows strange?
You can't have the Willie, the heebee or jitter,
And patter is noisy unless it's with pitter
If a guy's queer, is he gay or just odd?
And if a girl's skinny, is she still a "broad"?
Can you do a flip? That's an interesting word....
Flip a house or a pancake or even a bird!
You'd never say fun without fee, fi or foe,
And why do we go to the bathroom... to go?
Slim chance or fat, they are one and the same
So if you love words and you don't take them lightly
You'll find by and by that, you can - can write rightly!