We would go and dance
At a garden party,
Then would dress ourselves up
But knew not as what,
But knew not as what.

And one was dressed as a herring
With fins and a tail,
But when he came to the garden
A cat ate him right up,
A cat ate him right up.

And one was dressed as a flower
I think his name was Klas,
But him an old lady took
And set in a vase,
And set in a vase.

And one was dressed as a picture
With a frame that was antique,
But him an old man took
And hung on a nail,
And hung on a nail.

And a girl came as a 5Kr bill
So she was never broke,
But her an uncle took
And deposited in a bank,
And deposited in a bank.

And one was dressed as a strawberry
As round and red as one,
But her a boy took
And threaded on a straw,
And threaded on a straw.

I myself was dressed as a snail
I was distressed,
For though I kept going and going
Still I never arrived,
Still I never arrived.