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It's Nonsense All Right: On both their 1959 children's album and 'Demento's Mementos', this song is called 'The Alphabet Song' even though Moe introduces it as 'Swinging The Alphabet' on both tracks. (Stavro Arrgolus) |
Originally from the 1938 classic Stooge short "Violent is the Word for Curly".
Released in a form made specifically for children on the 1959 LP 'The 3 Stooges Nonsense Songbook'. (Stavro Arrgolus) |
Below are the lyrics to the 1959 children's album version also included on 'Demento's Mementos' in 1983. The album version skips several letters for time. (Stavro Arrgolus) |
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Song Lyrics: |
And now, youngsters, this is 'Swinging the Alphabet'. It's singing the consonants against the vowels A-E-I-O-U. The consonant we start with is B.
B-A-bay, B-E-bee, B-I-bicky-bi, B-O bo, bicky-bi bo, B-U bu, bicky bi bo bu.
C-A-cay, C-E-cee, C-I-cicky-ci, C-O co, cicky-ci co, C-U cu, cicky ci co cu.
D-A-day, D-E-dee, D-I-dicky-di, D-O do, dicky-di do, D-U du, dicky di do du.
F-A-fay, F-E-fee, F-I-ficky-fi, F-O fo, Ficky-fi fo, F-U fu, ficky fi fo fu.
H-A-hay, H-E-hee, H-I-hicky-hi, H-O ho, hicky-hi ho, H-U hu, hicky hi ho hu.
K-A-kay, K-E-kee, K-I-kicky-ki, K-O ko, Kicky-ki ko, K-U ku, kicky ki ko ku.
N-A-nay, N-E-nee, N-I-nicky-ni, N-O no, Nicky-ni no, N-U nu, nicky ni no nu.
R-A-ray, R-E-ree, R-I-ricky-ri, R-O ro, Ricky-ri ro, R-U ru, ricky ri ro ru. (Stavro Arrgolus) |
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Current Rating
10.0
(4 votes)
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Played on 59 shows: |
| 02-11-23, #KMCC-17-12 | | 07-10-88, #88-28 |
| 08-07-21, #WOTR_239 | | 09-06-87, #87-36 |
| 07-15-18, #OTR-4-28 | | 05-17-87, #87-20 |
| 09-02-17, #KMCC- 12-01 | | 08-24-86, #KMET-86-34 |
| 03-27-17, #OTR-3-13 | | 06-30-85, #KMET-85-26 |
| 03-11-17, #KMCC-T12-17 | | 06-30-85, #85-26 |
| 11-26-16, #KMCC-11-06 | | 06-02-85, #KMET-85-22 |
| 11-19-16, #KMCC-T12-05 | | 05-05-85, #85-18 |
| 07-21-16, #ISGD-16-31 | | 09-09-84, #84-37 |
| 06-17-14, #BWR-14-06-17 | | 01-29-84, #84-05 |
| 04-05-14, #14-14 | | 11-27-83, #83-48 |
| 04-05-12, #ISGD-12-14 | | 04-24-83, #83-17 |
| 04-23-11, #MMCZ-11-17 | | 04-25-82, #82-17 |
| 06-28-09, #09-26 | | 02-14-82, #82-07 |
| 07-13-08, #08-28 | | 09-13-81, #81-37 |
| 09-09-07, #07-36 | | 06-28-81, #81-26 |
| 05-06-07, #07-18 | | 02-01-81, #81-05 |
| 08-20-06, #MMS-41 | | 01-14-79, #79-02 |
| 03-21-04, #04-12 | | 06-13-76, #98 |
| 03-16-03, #03-11 | | 04-04-76, #88 |
| 01-27-02, #02-04 | | 01-25-76, #78 |
| 06-18-00, #00-25 | | 12-28-75, #74-56 |
| 03-01-98, #98-09 | | 12-14-75, #72-49 |
| 08-10-97, #97-32 | | 09-28-75, #61 |
| 03-02-97, #97-09 | | 08-24-75, #56 |
| 02-05-95, #95-06 | | 07-27-75, #52 |
| 01-29-95, #95-05 | | 06-08-75, #49 |
| 04-24-94, #94-17 | | 12-31-72, #KMET-72-53 |
| 09-01-91, #91-35 | | 11-12-72, #KMET-72-46 |
| 04-01-90, #90-13 | | |
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