Lyrics |
Lyrics & Music by: Kathy Mandry & Bob Dorough Performed by: Jack Sheldon Now I have a friend named Rufus Xavier Sasparilla,and I could say that Rufus found a kangaroo That followed Rufus home And now that kangaroo belongs To Rufus Xavier Sasparilla Whew! I could say that, but I don't have to' Cause I have pronouns I can say,HE found a kangaroo that followed HIM home And now IT is HIS You see, HE, HIM and HIS are pronouns Replacing the noun Rufus Xavier Sasparilla,A very proper noun, And it is a pronoun replacing the noun kangaroo.( How common.) Now Rufus has a sister named Rafaella Gabriela Sasparilla If she found a kangaroo I'd say to you SHE found a kangaroo that followed HER homeand now it is HERS but I can't say that... Because SHE found an aardvark That fell in love with HER and THEY're so happy. And my name is Albert Andreas Armadillo( No relation to the Sasparillas) Because of pronouns I can say:I wish SHE would find a rhinoceros for ME And WE'd be happy. You see, a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun, Because saying all those nouns over and over Can really wear you down! Now I could tell you Rafaella Gabrielaand Rufus Xavier Sasparilla and Albert Andreas Armadillo foundan aardvark, a kangaroo and a rhinoceros And now that aardvark and that kangarooand that rhinoceros belong respectively to Rafaella Gabriela Sasparillaand Rufus Xavier Sasparillaand Albert Andreas Armadillo Whew! Because of pronouns I can say in this way:WE found THEM and THEY found US And now THEY are OU Rs and WE're so happy Thank you pronouns!A pronoun was made to take the place of a noun Because saying all those nouns over and over Can really wear you down. Sometimes when we take them all on the bus People really raise a fuss They start shouting out pronouns at us Like, "WHO brought that rhinoceros on the bus?" And "WHAT made that horrible noise?" And "WHICH one of them's getting off first?"WHO, WHAT, and WHICH are special pronounswhich can ask a question in the sensewhere you do not know the name of the noun. But I know I have MINE and SHE has HERS and HE has HISYOU have YOURSTHEY love US and WE love THEM What's OURS is THEIRS, that's how it is with friends. And pronouns, you are really friends, yeah! Cause saying all those nouns over and overcan really wear you down.
|