" — — it was at the great concert given by the Queen of Hearts, and I had to sing `Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at!'You know the song, perhaps?" "I've heard something like it," said Alice. "It goes on, you know," the Hatter continued,"in this way: — — `Up above the world you fly, Like a teatray in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle —'"Composition date is unknown - the above date represents the first publication date.
The lyrical form of this poem is aabb.