Where did this poem come from, read it on some one's profile and they didn't know either?

Question

One bright day in the middle of the night,
Two dead men stood up to fight,
Three blind men to see fair play,
Forty mutes to yell horah,
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their sords and shot each other.

I think thats the whole poem but I'm not entierly sure, any help would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

thats not all of it, the rest and history are here

http://www.emule.com/2poetry/phorum/read.php?7,153336,154722

Answer 2

It's folk poetry and there are many variants. See the website listed below for further discussion.

"One fine day in the middle of the night" (Journal Versions)

1. One fine day in the middle of the night,
2. Two dead boys* got up to fight, [*or men]
3. Back to back they faced each other,
4. Drew their swords and shot each other,

5. One was blind and the other couldn't, see
6. So they chose a dummy for a referee.
7. A blind man went to see fair play,
8. A dumb man went to shout "hooray!"

9. A paralyzed donkey passing by,
10. Kicked the blind man in the eye,
11. Knocked him through a nine inch wall,
12. Into a dry ditch and drowned them all,

13. A deaf policeman heard the noise,
14. And came to arrest the two dead boys,
15. If you don't believe this story’s true,
16. Ask the blind man he saw it too!

Answer 3

One bright day in the middle of the night,
Two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other,
drew their swords and shot each other.
A deaf policeman heard the noise
and ran to save the two dead boys.
And if you don't believe it's true,
go ask the blind man, he saw it too.

If I'm correct, there's many variations to the poem, and this is one of the versions.
More info:
http://www.folklore.bc.ca/Onefineday.htm

Answer 4

It's an edited version of "One fine day in the middle of the night"

Answer 5

It's a poem from the Renaissance, author unknown, here a bunch of different versions.