Boys and girls come out to play, learn to spell the modern way When you learn your A B C, take a tip from me A-B-C-D-E-F-G, that's what teacher taught to me But oh what a shock she's gonna' get When she hears a little rhythm in the alphabet H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P, teacher always picks on me But I've got something, yeh, you bet, A little bit of rhythm in the alph-a-bet C - A - T spells cat we know, H - E - N spells hen Add a little hi-de-hi-de-ho and add a little water to the G - I - N A - B - C - D - E - F - G, H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P Now just once more so we don t forget A little bit of rhythm, that's the stuff to give 'em A little bit of rhythm in the alph-a-bet S - I - X spells half a dozen, X - X - X three draws I - O - U a half a crown, "Oh, hello" - where's George! A - B - C - D - L - M - S as well, I told the teacher to go to - bed She had a pain so we sent for the vet She had too much rhythm, she had the pieces with 'em She had too much rhythm in her alph-a-bet