# Folly's Song explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by John Keats.

## What happens

A playful, repetitive song celebrating folly and mishaps in everyday life, from wedding fiddles to burnt cheese and social misadventures.

## Key lines

> When wedding fiddles are a-playing, Huzza for folly O!

When the fiddles play at a wedding, let us cheer for foolishness.

_Opens the song with a toast to folly during a festive occasion._

> When a milk-pail is upset, Huzza, etc.

When a bucket of milk is knocked over, cheer for folly.

_Celebrates a minor domestic accident as an occasion for folly._

> When Sir Snap is with his lawyer. Huzza, etc.

When Sir Snap consults his lawyer, cheer for folly.

_Mocks legal entanglements as another form of foolishness._

## Links

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