I want to know why when I'm late
For school, they get into a state,
But if invited out to tea
I must'n ever early be.
Why, if I'm eating nice and slow
It's "Slow coach, hurry up, you know!"
But if I'm eating nice and quick
It's Gobble gobble, you'll be sick!"
Why, when I'm walking in the street
My clothes must always be complete,
While at the seaside I can call
It right with nothing on at all.
Why I must always go to bed
When other people don't instead,
And why I have to say good night
Always before I'm ready, quite
I want to Know
The poet is confused by the double standards of the society. He does not understand why he is scolded when he is late for school. But he is not allowed to go early if he is invited for tea. He finds it strange for being called lazy when he eats slowly. But if he eats quickly he is told that he would be sick. He is also unable to understand why he is allowed to go for a swim without clothes, but he has to dress properly to walk in a street. He gets angry when he is forced to go to bed early when everybody else is enjoying and he is not even feeling sleepy. The poet is really disturbed because he is forced to do things not the way he wants.
For school, they get into a state,
But if invited out to tea
I must'n ever early be.
Why, if I'm eating nice and slow
It's "Slow coach, hurry up, you know!"
But if I'm eating nice and quick
It's Gobble gobble, you'll be sick!"
Why, when I'm walking in the street
My clothes must always be complete,
While at the seaside I can call
It right with nothing on at all.
Why I must always go to bed
When other people don't instead,
And why I have to say good night
Always before I'm ready, quite
I want to Know
The poet is confused by the double standards of the society. He does not understand why he is scolded when he is late for school. But he is not allowed to go early if he is invited for tea. He finds it strange for being called lazy when he eats slowly. But if he eats quickly he is told that he would be sick. He is also unable to understand why he is allowed to go for a swim without clothes, but he has to dress properly to walk in a street. He gets angry when he is forced to go to bed early when everybody else is enjoying and he is not even feeling sleepy. The poet is really disturbed because he is forced to do things not the way he wants.
