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Hap Palmer
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The English Language Gets a Little Kooky - Consonants
'J' makes the /j/ sound in jelly and jam But 'G' says /j/ in ginger and giraffe 'G-E' says /j/ in page, and cage And 'D-G-E' says /j/ in fudge Gee, what jolly genius judged the logic of this?? Oh,
Chorus: The English language gets a little kooky Gets a little kooky now and then The English language gets a little kooky Now and then, my friend.
'S' makes the /s/ sound in singer and song But 'C' says /s/ in cereal and city 'S-S says /s/ at the end of glass and kiss And 'SC' says /s/ at the start of scissors It's senseless, yes, but just accept this silly song and sing...Oh,
Repeat Chorus
'C' makes a /k/ sound in cat and cow But 'K' says /k/ in kitten and kazoo 'C' and 'K' together say /k/ in sack and wacky Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com And 'C-H' says /k/ in chorus and choir. Ah...Oh,
Repeat Chorus
'S-H' says /sh/ in ship and shark But 'T-I' says /sh/ in motion and potion 'C-E' says /sh/ in ocean, 'C-H' says /sh/ in chef 'C-I' says /sh/ in special, and 'S' says /sh/ in sure There surely should be fewer ways to show the sound of 'shhh'...Oh,
Repeat Chorus softly
There are many more examples we can't fit them in this song The rules are sometimes right, and sometimes they are wrong When spelling makes no sense and you're frustrated and incensed Take a breath, count to three, 1, 2, 3, and sing this little song...Oh,
Repeat Chorus
Ho, ho, ho, ha, ha, ha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
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