diff --git a/songs.sty b/songs.sty
index 1ea595fb..1bd7fac4 100644
--- a/songs.sty
+++ b/songs.sty
@@ -1239,10 +1239,10 @@
   \item\relax%
 }
 \renewenvironment{verse}
-  {\vnumberedfalse\SB@beginverse}
+  {\vnumberedtrue\SB@beginverse}
   {\SB@endverse}
 \newenvironment{verse*}
-  {\vnumberedtrue\SB@beginverse}
+  {\vnumberedfalse\SB@beginverse}
   {\SB@endverse}
 \newcommand\beginverse{%
   \begingroup%