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A Poem Full of Contradictions
Posted by claudio on July 2, 2010 in English Language | ∞
A poem full of contradictions — perfect to teach your more advanced students:
“One bright day in the middle of the night
Two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back, they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot each other.
A deaf policeman heard the noise
Came and shot the two dead boys.
If you don’t believe this lie is true,
Ask the blind man, he saw it, too.”
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is it the full poem?
I think so… There may be longer versions, but I’m not aware of them.
I did find it!!!
Ladies and gentlemen skinny and stout
I’ll tell you a tale I know nothing about
the admission is free so pay at the door
now pull up a chair and sit on the floor
One bright day in the middle of the night
two dead boys got up to fight
back to back they faced each other
drew their swords and shot each other
a blind man came to watch fair play
a mute man came to shout HOORAY
a deaf policeman heard the noise
and came to stop those two dead boys
he lived on the corner in the middle of the block
in a two story house on a vacant lot
a man with no legs came walking by
and kicked the lawman in his thigh
he flew through a wall without making a sound
in a dry creekbed he suddenly drowned
a long black hearse came to cart him away
but he ran for his life and is till gone today
I watched from the corner of the big round table
the only eye-witness to facts of my fable
but if you doubt my lies are true
just ask the blind man, he saw too.
What do you think?
Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing it here.
I went to the cinema tomorrow then placed in a front seat at the back a lady gave me an ice cream so I ate it and gave it her back…..
i heard of another version that my 5th grade teacher introduced us to so i thought i might share it:
Ladies and Gents and dogs without fleas
Cover your ears and listen up please
Admission is free, so pay at the door
Pull up a chair, and sit on the floor
I come here before you
I stand here behind you
To tell you a story
I know nothing about
One dark night, in broad daylight
Two dead men decided to fight
Back to back, they faced each other
They pulled out a sword
And shot one another
A dead policeman heard the noise
And came to arrest the two dead boys
If you believe my lie is not true,
Ask the blind man; he saw it too
Love it! Thanks for sharing.