Lyrics - Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla by Various Artists

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
HISYou 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
MEAnd
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
USAnd now
THEY are
OURs 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
THEMWhat'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.

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