Lyr Add: The Spelling Song (Leon Albo)

Subject: Lyr Add: THE SPELLING SONG (Leon Albo)
From: GUEST,ALBO
Date: 18 Jan 01 - 08:30 PM

I sent it to the producers of Sesame Street, thinking they would gladly use it to help the little ones learn to spell.

They sent it back to me and said it was a bit too infantile for them to use.

I don't understand.

So I decided to send it to the real appreciators of good lyrics; MUDCAT! Enjoy!

THE SPELLING SONG
by Leon Albo

What starts with an F and ends with a U-C-K?
What starts with an F and ends with a U-C-K?
If your house is burning down
You better hope they come around
What starts with an F and ends with a U-C-K?
FIRETRUCK!

What starts with a C and ends with a U-N-T?
What starts with a C and ends with a U-N-T?
If you wanna be like Dan'l Boone
You better get out and catch that coon
What starts with a C and ends with a U-N-T?
COONHUNT!

What starts with a D and ends with an I-C-K?
What starts with a D and ends with an I-C-K?
You'd be so cool, You'd be so neat
Once you learn to keep the beat
What starts with a D and ends with an I-C-K?

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: Snuffy
Date: 18 Jan 01 - 08:35 PM

A dumb chick?

A derrick?

A double click?

Aw shucks, I give up.

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: GUEST,ALBO
Date: 18 Jan 01 - 08:37 PM

Oh!

DRUMSTICK!

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: Deckman
Date: 19 Jan 01 - 06:01 PM

I have increased RESPECT for Sesame Street!

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: mousethief
Date: 19 Jan 01 - 06:09 PM

And decreased respect for....

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: GUEST,ALBO
Date: 19 Jan 01 - 06:50 PM

I am saddened

Leon Albo

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: Blackcatter
Date: 20 Jan 01 - 01:32 AM

Oh come on . . .

There's got to be more verses out there!

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: GUEST,ALBO
Date: 20 Jan 01 - 04:03 PM

YES1 This is an opportunity for all inspired writers to add their talents to this wonderful work!

Come on! Don't be Timid.!

Get a leg up!

Leon Albo

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: Blackcatter
Date: 22 Jan 01 - 01:27 AM

what the Hell - I haven't received virtual abuse in a couple days . . .

What starts with an S and ends with a H-I-T? What starts with an S and ends with a H-I-T? You're up to bat while playing ball You should do this or you might fall. What starts with an S and ends with a H-I-T? FIRETRUCK!

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: Blackcatter
Date: 22 Jan 01 - 01:30 AM

What the Hell - I haven't received virtual abuse in a couple days . . .

What starts with an S and ends with H-I-T?
What starts with an S and ends with H-I-T?
You're up to bat while playing ball
You should do this or you might fall.
What starts with an S and ends with H-I-T?
SWITCH-HIT!

What starts with C and ends in O-C-K?
What starts with C and ends in O-C-K?
Well, time will tell so don't be sour
When a bird peeps on the hour
What starts with C and ends in O-C-K?
CUCKOO-CLOCK!

yeah, I know . . .

Pax yall

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 22 Jan 01 - 11:02 AM

What starts in W and ends in ANKER?
What starts in W and ends in ANKER?
When you go to sea,
I think you'll all agree.
What starts in W and ends in ANKER? 'Way the Anker!!!

Well - us brits never could spell...;-)

Dave the nautical gnome

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: Audi
Date: 22 Jan 01 - 11:43 AM

What starts with a C and ends in LIT?
What starts with a C and ends in LIT?
We women all know,
It's what makes us go!
What starts with a C and ends in LIT?

CHOCKLIT!

We cain't spel in da South neither. ;)

Audi

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: GUEST,Fibula Mattock
Date: 22 Jan 01 - 12:15 PM

May I join this puerile behaviour and thereby lose the respect of all? A variation:

What starts with a C and ends in a U-N-T?
What starts with a C and ends in a U-N-T?
It's really good to eat - it's hairy, but it's sweet
What starts with a C and ends with a U-N-T?

COCONUT!

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: GUEST,ALBO
Date: 22 Jan 01 - 09:16 PM

Fibula, WHAAAAT! That ends with nut!

Blackcatter, Gnome and Audi, excellent poetry!

Can it be topped?

Surely someone can!

Leon Albo

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: GUEST,Fibula Mattock
Date: 23 Jan 01 - 04:02 AM

Yeah, but they don't have to spell CORRECTLY do they - as long as they got the right letters there? ;o) and if Audi can get away with CHOCKLIT....

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: Blackcatter
Date: 23 Jan 01 - 10:09 PM

greetings all,

Not spelling correctly is fine - but I plan to sing this at the next kid free music evening I go to - and have people try an guess - but if the words aren't spelled right . . .

On the other hand, I am stumped with the the following:

What starts with a T and ends in a W-A-T?

I got to get out my four-letter dictionary to look up more words.

see yall latter

pax yall

Subject: RE: BS: The Spelling Song
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 05:32 AM

Easy, blackcatter - THE SWAT!

Couple more (stopped bothering with the rest of the verse...)

Begins in A and ends in RSE - A purse

Begins in B and ends in OLLOCKS - Boats rollocks (well - OK rowlocks realy but we know how it is pronounced!)

Have fun

DtG