Why does the winkle have to turn to the right,
Turn to the right, turn to the right,
Why does the winkle going upstairs at night
Have to put his little nightshirt on and turn to the right?
Tail first, he toddles up to bed
With his door shut tight on his little flat head.
Why does the winkle have to turn to the left
When he comes down to breakfast in the morning?

The answer to this question is quite simple, oh
If winkles turned left, as sure as sin.
Although you'd poke that winkle with your winkle-pin
You'd never get him out, you'd screw him in!
So Nature, what put whiskers on the walruses
Made one-way streets for winkles, and the chorus is -

Why does the winkle have to turn to the right,
Turn to the right, turn to the right,
Why does the winkle going upstairs at night
Have to put his little nightshirt on and turn to the right?
Tail first, he toddles up to bed
With his door shut tight on his little flat head.
Why does the winkle have to turn to the left
When he comes down to breakfast in the morning?