Of course you know this bit of doggerel verse, everyone does; ... “There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief “There’s too much confusi

Of course you know this bit of doggerel verse, everyone does; ... “There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief “There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth None of them along the line know what any of it is worth” “No reason to get excited,” the thief, he kindly spoke “There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke But you and I, we’ve been through that, and this is not our fate So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late” All along the watchtower, princes kept the view While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl ... Have you ever heard it with the lines reversed though? ... Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too All along the watchtower, princes kept the view So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late” But you and I, we’ve been through that, and this is not our fate “There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke “No reason to get excited,” the thief, he kindly spoke None of them along the line know what any of it is worth” Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth “There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief “There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief ... Now you have to admit, that is not the work of someone who doesn't know what they are doing with language, irrespective of whether or not you personally like it.