Comments for blog.limedaley.com/post/the-alphabet-song

Comment #1173

2007-03-01T01:42:25Z

I actually tried a little harder after I commented, and I figured it out. I did do the last line with the method that "makes more sense," as you put it.

Maybe I'll wait until Ellery stops skipping letters in the actual alphabet song before introducing her to this one. ;o)

Comment #1172

2007-02-27T11:36:29Z

No -- I made it up one day while waiting for the T in Boston. The Red Line, I think. I don't know why I did the last line that odd way; I may convert to the more logical one before teaching it to Jonathan.

Comment #1171

2007-02-27T07:08:39Z

Did you ever sing that to us? I can't sing the alphabet backwards, and I've never heard it to Mary Had a Little Lamb!

Comment #1170

2007-02-27T01:45:14Z

Ma (Z) ry (Y) had (X) a (W) lit (V) tle (U) lamb (T)

Lit (S) tle (R) lamb (Q)

Lit (P) tle (O) lamb (N)

Ma (M) ry (L) had (K) a (J) lit (I) tle (H) lamb (G)

Its (omitted) fleece (F) was (E) white (D) as (C) snow (B and A)

The last line is a little funny, the way I sing it, omitting the "its" and saying "B and A" on the "snow" syllable. But you can just as easily sing "Its (F) fleece (E) was (D) white (C) as (B) snow (A)." In fact, that makes more sense. But I've always done it the other way.

Comment #1169

2007-02-27T01:15:05Z

It's also a handy song to use while washing hands. We've used it to make sure everyone washes their hands long enough. It's got a nice length, doesn't it? And as a side benefit, it was Ellery's first song.

Hmmm...I can say the alphabet backwards, but when I tried to sing it to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb," I wasn't sure where to put which syllable. Perhaps Jonathan can teach it to me after he learns it?

Comment #1168

2007-02-27T00:32:38Z

When he's reached the point where it won't confuse him, I'll teach him to sing it backwards (to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb).