The World Turned Upside Down

The World Turned Upside Down is an English ballad. It was first published on a broadside in 1643 as a protest against the policies of Parliament relating to the celebration of Christmas. Parliament believed the holiday should be a solemn occasion, and outlawed traditional English Christmas celebrations. There are several versions of the lyrics. It is sung to the tune of another ballad, "When the King Enjoys His Own Again".

Tradition has it that when Lord Cornwallis surrendered at the Siege of Yorktown (1781) the British band played this tune.

The World Turned Upside Down in Atlantis
When General Cornwallis surrendered his army, ending the Siege of Croydon and effectively the Atlantean War of Independence, he had his military band play "The World Turned Upside Down" as his soldiers stack arms before the Atlantean and French forces.

The World Turned Upside Down in "The Last Article"
When British Field Marshal Auchinleck surrendered the Army of India to German Field Marshall Model, he had his military band play "The World Turned Upside Down". Model asked his adjutant Dieter Lasch what the tune was and if it had any significance. Lasch replied that Lord Cornwallis had the song played when he surrendered to the Americans at Yorktown.