The Muddlehead

Ogden Nash


I knew a man from Petushkee
AS muddleheaded as could be.

He always got mixed up with clothes;
He wore his mittens on his toes,
Forgot his collar in his haste,
And tied his tie around his waist.

What a muddle head was he,
That man who lived in Petushkee!

They told him as he went about:
'You've got your coat on inside out!'
And when they saw his hat, they said:
'You 've put a saucepan on your head!'

What a muddle head was he, 
That man who lived in Petushkee!

At lunch he scratched a piece of bread,
And spread some butter on his head.
He put his walking stick to bed,
And he stood in the rack instead.

What a muddle head was he,
That man who lived in Petushkee!

He walked up to a tram one day
And climbed in very sprightly;
Conductor thought that he would pay,

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    What did the man do with his mittens? What should he have done with them?

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    The man wore his mittens on his toes, which is a completely ...

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    Why did the man tie his tie around his waist?

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    The man tied his tie around his waist because in his great h...

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    The man scratched the bread and spread butter on his head. What should he have done?

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    He should have used the knife to slice the bread and then sp...

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    Where should the man have put the walking stick? What did he do instead?

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    What was the man supposed to do when he got into the tram?

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    What should the man have asked for in the cafe?

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