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| − | The '''alphabet song''' is a popular method for speakers (especially children) to learn the [[Latin alphabet]]. It was first copyrighted by C. Bradlee of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[United States|USA]] on [[February 04]] [[1834]] and titled "The Schoolmaster". It is sung to the popular [[France|French]] [[melody]] "Ah! Vous Dirais-je, Maman", more commonly known as the melody of "[[Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star]]." Ironically, the French alphabet song is sung to the marching tune "[[I Don't Know But I've Been Told]]".
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| − | Lyrics:
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| − | :''a-b-c-d-e-f-g''
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| − | :''h-i-j-k-l-m-n-o-p'' (l-m-n-o spoken twice as quickly as rest of rhyme)
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| − | :''q-r-s''
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| − | :''t-u-v''
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| − | :''w-x'' (w is sometimes longer than the other letters)
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| − | :''y and z''. (z was originally pronounced "zee" (to rhyme with "vee"), but outside of the USA common pronunciation of the letter is "zed")
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| − | :''Now I've said my A, B, C''
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| − | :''Tell me what you think of me.''
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| − | (Line breaks denote pauses in the recitation)
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| − | A variant changes the last two lines to:
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| − | :''Now I know my A, B, C''
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| − | :''Won't you come and play with me.''
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| − | ...or...
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| − | :''Next time won't you sing with me.''
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| − | The alphabet song is a popular teaching 'tool' used in [[kindergarten]]s and [[pre-school]]s around the world.
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| − | There is a version of the alphabet song using a different melody taught by some pre-schools that use the [[phonics]] method.
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| − | <pre>
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| − | What does the A say? Ay and Ah (the vowels are sounded completely)
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| − | What does the B say? B* B* B* (only the leading sound of consonants are sung in the response part)
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| − | What does the C say? K* K* K*
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| − | What does the D say? D* D* D*
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| − | What does the E say? Ee and Eh
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| − | ...
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| − | ... (continue for each letter with several slightly different melodies) ...
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| − | ...
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| − | What does the X say? Ks Ks Ks
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| − | What does the Y say? Y* Y* Y*
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| − | What does the Z say? Zzz Zzz Zzz
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| − | What do you call these phones and sounds?
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| − | English alphabet letters.
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| − | Yeah!
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| − | </pre>
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| − | This song teaches children that each letter has a name and sounds. Just like a [[dog]] says "woof" and a [[cat]] says "meow", the "I" says "eye" and "ee".
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | * [[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz (song)|Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz]], a song sung by [[Big Bird]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
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| − | * [[The Elements (song)|The Elements]], a song by [[Tom Lehrer]].
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| − | [[Category:Songs]]
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