Dictionary

Open that book they call the dictionary

Open it, let me see

A man once told me, the Queen wrote the dictionary

Open it, let me see its royal masterpiece

The English language, I heard is the crème of languages

Open it, let me see

It’s a complete catalogue of words, innit?

Open it, let me see

I learnt, it’s all you need to learn the language

Open it, let me see

Or maybe not the entire language

Still open it, let me see

But then, I am illiterate at the English language

I guess the dictionary will also show me how to read and write it

Open it, let me see

I was told, I would understand it better if I read it upside down

I believe I must have heard this from FELA

Open it, let me see

But He was not a mastery of English

He was a genius, so were Newton, Edison and Einstein

That is by the way

Just open it, let me see

The dictionary will make you more civilized, they said

Please, open it let me see

You will be perfectly noble, a gentleman, a lady

Please! Please! Open it, let me see

It will make you analyse the world better

You must really open it, let me see

The dictionary will make you a better person

Wait! No! Okay! You can keep the dictionary

I am fine with my language.