A is for "aisle"...

[jedusor]

I just heard this cute little song on Pandora. It includes a bunch of banter, as Barenaked Ladies are wont to do, but I've pared out most of it here.

A is for "aisle"
B is for "bdellium"
C is for "czar"
And if you see him, would you mind telling him
D is for "djinn"
E for "Euphrates"
F is for "fohn"
But not like when I call the ladies
G is for "gnarly"
H is for "hour"
I is for "irk"
J is for "jalapeno"
Good in either corn or flour... tortillas
K is for "knickknack"
L is for "llama"
(What's so strange about "llama"?
It starts with two Ls.
What's the second one for?
No idea.)
M is for "mnemonic"
N is for "ngomo"
O is for "ouija" board
P for "pneumonia," "pterodactyl," and "psychosis"
Q is for "qat"
R is for "argyle"
(No, it isn't.
Okay, you're right, I couldn't find a good R word.)
S is for "Saar"
A lovely German river
T for "tsunami"
A wave that makes me quiver
U is for "urn"
But not like earning money
V for "vraisemblance"
From French and therefore kind of funny
W for "wren," "wrinkly," and "who"
X is for "Xian"
An ancient Chinese city, true
Y is for "yiperite"
A very nasty gas
And zed's the final letter
And by final I mean last
(Okay, when you say "zed," for the benefit of our American friends, you really mean Z, right?
No, I mean zed. Like, Zed Zed Top.)

Comments

[draughanten.livejournal.com]

I actually know that song, it's played in the hallway outside my shop in Union Station by Science City.

[devils-reject.livejournal.com]

that entire album is, quite possibly, the best thing ever.
i can't lie about things like this.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

Have you ever heard the CD "For The Kids"? Best children's music EVER. BnL does "La La La La Lemon," which is catchy and silly and great, and there's other stuff like Cake's cover of "Mahna Mahna" and Guster's fantastic song "I've Got To Be Clean" and Sarah McLachlan's version of "The Rainbow Connection" and the only song that can, under any circumstances without fail, make me start bouncing around the room like a crazed kangaroo: "The Hoppity Song" by John Ondrasik. If you haven't heard the album, check it out, for serious.