Schoolhouse Rock! quotes

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here.

Got a lot of lolly, jolly adverbs here.

An adverb is a word

that modifies a verb (sometimes a verb, sometimes)

it modifies an adjective, or else another adverb

Now, I have a friend named Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla,

And I could say that Rufus found a kangaroo

That followed Rufus home

And now that kangaroo belongs

To Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla.

Whew! I could say that, but I don't have to,

'Cause I got pronouns,

I can say, "HE found a kangaroo that followed HIM home and now IT is HIS"

You see, (uh) HE, HIM, and HIS are pronouns,

Replacing the noun Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla,

A very proper noun.

And IT is a pronoun, replacing the noun, kangaroo! (How common!)

If she found a kangaroo I would say SHE found a kangaroo that followed HER home and now it is HERS, but I can't say that... 'cause she found an aardvark.

Now I could say that Rafaela Gabriella and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and Albert Andreas Armadillo found an aardvark, a kangaroo and a rhinoceros. And now that aardvark and that kangaroo and that rhinoceros belong respectfully to: Rafaela Gabriella Sarsaparilla and Rufus Xavier Sasparilla and Albert Andreas Armadillo. *whew!* Because of pronouns I can say, in this way: WE found THEM and THEY found US and now THEY are OURS and WE're so happy! Thank you Pronouns!

This is the tale of Mister Morton.

(Mister Morton is who?)

He is the subject of our tale.

And the predicate tells what Mister Morton must do.

Mr. Morton walked down the street.

(Mr. Morton walked.)

Mr. Morton talked to his cat.

Mr. Morton talked. ("Hello, cat; you look good.")

Mr. Morton was lonely.

Mr. Morton was.

Mr. Morton... (is the subject of the sentence)

...and what the predicate says, he does.

Mr. Morton knew just one girl. (Mr. Morton knew).

Mr. Morton grew flowers for Pearl.

(Mr. Morton grew.)

Mr. Morton was very shy.

Mr. Morton was.

Mr. Morton... (is the subject of the sentence)

...and what the predicate says, he does.

We're gonna elect a president! (No more kings)

He's gonna do what the people want! (No more kings)

We're gonna run things our way! (No more kings)

Nobody's gonna tell us what to do!

Rockin' and a-rollin', splishin' and a-splashin',

Over the horizon, what can it be?

Looks like it's going to be a free country.

Now, the ride of Paul Revere

Set the nation on its ear,

And the shot at Lexington heard 'round the world,

When the British fired in the early dawn

The War of Independence had begun,

The die was cast, the rebel flag unfurled.

And on to Concord marched the foe

to seize the arsenal there you know

Waking folks and searching all around

'till our militia stopped them in their tracks

At the old North Bridge we turned them back

AND chased those Redcoats back to Boston town.

And the shot heard round the world

Was the start of the revolution

The minutemen were ready, on the move

Take your powder take your gun

Report to General Washington

Hurry, men, there's not an hour to lose.

From the shot heard 'round the world

To the end of the Revolution

The continental rabble took the day

And the father of our country

Beat the British there at Yorktown

And brought freedom to you and me and the U.S.A.!