Thanks fellahs,

the two songs sound interesting. ~What kind of tune accompanied the first one (BTMP)? Was it a jazz of folk tune?

The song I'm thinking of though, was about words now in common usage that a generation ago had different meanings. I think it was called "The Alphabet Song" though it wasn't really about the alphabet. Maybe it was called the "Word Soup Song" or something like that, with 'word' in the title. A guy I met once played it well on the guitar and it was one of those catchy tunes you think to yourself you must learn (like Monty Python's Galaxy Song). There wasn't time at the time to jot down all thye lyrics, so I we exchanged my e-mail address for a promise to send the lyrics. Promises, promises....