There and Back again

I went there and back again to see how far it was

but when I reached my destination of there

I found that my boots had holes in them

and I could not return.

I went there and back again to see how far it was

but when I got there I could not turn back

for I heard that Mary the Milkmaid

had turned into a canary

and flown off

I marched there and back again to see the world

but I found that patriotism

is a lie, so that the masses will die.

I went there and back again,

to see how far

I could fall into anarchy and ruin.

I went there and back again...

But I never found out how far it was.