Misc Cartoons – Schoolhouse Rock - Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla (Guitar)

E
Now, I have a friend named Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla

                     B
And I could say that Rufus found a kangaroo

    A
And now that kangaroo belongs

   E
To Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla

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

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

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

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Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla

E      A      E
A very proper noun

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

E
Now Rufus has a sister named Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla

   B
If she found a kangaroo I'd say to you:

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"SHE found a kangaroo that followed HER home, and now it is HERS."

                B
But I can't say that...

     A                                    E
That fell in love with HER and THEY're so happy

    E
And my name's Albert Andreas Armadillo

           B
Because of pronouns, I can say:

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"I wish SHE would find a rhinoceros for ME, and WE'd be happy."

           B                            A
You see, a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun

       E
'Cause saying all those nouns over and over

    E      B        E
Can really wear you down!

E
Now I could tell you Rafaella Gabriela and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla

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and Albert Andreas Armadillo found an aardvark, a kangaroo, and a rhinoceros.

             B                                   A
And now that aardvark and that kangaroo and that rhinoceros belong respectively to

E                                                                B
Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and Albert Andreas Armadillo!

                                A
Whew! Because of pronouns I can say, in this way:

E                                                                    B
"WE found THEM and THEY found US, and now THEY are OURS and WE're so happy." Thank you pronoun!

          B                            A
You see a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun

       E
'Cause saying all those nouns over and over

    E      A        E
Can really wear you down

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Sometimes, when we take 'em all on the bus

F
People really raise a fuss

Bb
"WHO brought that rhinoceros on this bus?" and

F
"WHAT made that horrible noise?" and

C
"WHICH one of them is getting off first?"

C                                Bb
WHO, WHAT, and WHICH are special pronouns that can ask a question

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In a sentence where you do not know the name of the noun

Bb
I have MINE, and SHE has HERS

    F
And he has his. Do YOU have YOURS?

     C
THEY love US, and WE love THEM

       Bb
WHAT's OURS is THEIRS--

                      F
That's how it is with friends

    C                        Bb
And pronouns, you are really friends, yeah!

F
'Cause saying all those nouns over and over