1. Now when you're up, you're up,
And when you're down, you're down,
But when you're only half-way up
You're neither up nor down.

2. Now raise your hands right up,
Let them beside come down,
But when they're only half-way up
They're neither up nor down

3. Now shut your eyes, both eyes;
Open your eyes, both eyes,
But when they're only half-way shut
You see so faint indeed.