If All the World Were Paper
England Lyrics
If all the world were paper,
And all the sea were ink,
If all the trees were bread and cheese,
What should we have to drink?
And all the sea were ink,
If all the trees were bread and cheese,
What should we have to drink?
History and Meaning
This rhyme is a piece of speculative nonsense verse. It encourages children to imagine a topsy-turvy world. It first appeared in print in the 1640s.