If the Tables Were Turned

If our tables was turned You'd be scolded and spurned But you don't let it spoil your day I'd be going to class, past a whistling lass Busy scrubbing the passageway And you'd give me a smile, forget for awhile That there's Ms. Minchin to keep at bay If our tables was turned You'd be nice as a cold buffet If our tables was turned Far as I was concerned I'd be kindly as I could be I'd be worked off my feet Just a muffin to eat Leaves you hungry to meet with me 'Cause I calls you by name, don't put you to shame Sometimes I brings you a cuppa tea If our tables was turned, I'd have buckets of pedigree And I'd have a dad who's bona fide And an officer beside, and he travels with me far and wide And we'd have a different life indeed But we'd be the same within our hearts We're counterparts And that's how friendship starts, its guaranteed If our tables was turned Once me lessons was learned I'd be back in a flash to 'ere I'd bring Minchin the post, serve the girls tea and toast Then we'd meet while the coast is clear Though we'd (As far as I can see) Have a different life indeed (We'd still be you and me) Still, we'd be the same Within our hearts We're counterparts And that's how friendship starts, it's guaranteed If the tables were turned (If our tables was turned) I'd be scolded and spurned (Far as I was concerned) I'd be ordered about all day (I'd be nice as a cold buffet) I'd be worked off my feet (I'd be going to class) Next to nothing to eat (Wondering who was the lass) 'Til I'm hungry to meet and play (Busy scrubbing the passageway) As I think we agree You're perfect as me And vice-versa I have to say Let the tables be turned We'll find a way If we could turn our tide If our tables were turned (We'd be the same inside) If our tables were turned (If the tables were turned)