The neighbour told Hubert, “The horseshoes are all upside down, all the luck is pouring out.”
So, Hubert fixed the horseshoes, by turning them all about;
Then his barn burned down;
He went swimming and almost drowned;
He even caught the flu that wasn’t going around;
The neighbour gave an opinion — again, “Horseshoes are better than lucky charms on a chain;
Horseshoes are better that any four leaf clovers;
The problem is that the nails just aren’t right;
The ones you used are much too tight,
The nails to use must be those for horse’s hooves.”

So, Hubert changed all the nails;
The next day his corn was all pelted by hail;
His cherry tree was blown down, by a sudden gale;

The neighbour had little to say by then;
It seemed like Hubert’s troubles had no end;

To make the luck work, was way too risky;
The next thing to happen, Hubert lost his cat ‘Frisky’;

By the end of the week, there were no crops to reap;
All he had left was one of his sheep;

This superstition the neighbour believes completely;
He bought, what was left of Hubert’s farm, very cheaply.