Noun Song from Grammaropolis - "Noun Town"
Now available as a school site license! Visit edu.grammaropolis.com for songs, books, games, quizzes, and individual student accounts! Lyrics: VERSE 1 Nouns! Step right up and show me what you got for me this morning I give common sounds to common nouns, I try to give 'em names unboring That's an ostrich -- next! That's a toy store -- next! That's a snorkel -- next! That's a -- Seriously? Mt. Rushmore? How'd you even get that in here? That's a proper noun -- Next! A common noun names a general person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun names an actual person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns Make 'em sound Common nouns All around A lady -- who? A planet -- zoom! Volcano -- boom! Declaration -- Woo hoo! And proper nouns Make 'em sound Proper nouns Let's get down with Lucy Mars Krakatoa And the Declaration Of Independence CHORUS 1 Noun Town What's that sound? A person, place or thing is found in Noun Town So profound Name ideas, mess around with Who is that guy? What is that thing? What is that place? I'll name and you sing 'Cause I'm a noun noun noun noun Noun noun noun noun Noun VERSE 2 Announcer: Now serving concrete and abstract nouns... I suppose you want me to explain what those are. Listen up, I'm only sayin' this once A concrete noun is somethin' I believe I oughtta mention A concrete noun is somethin' you perceive with your five senses You can see -- the beach! You can hear -- the drums! You can taste -- a peach! You can smell -- rotten eggs! Yuck! -- better not eat those now Or you can touch a concrete noun An abstract noun's a complicated nounified idea You simply cannot hear or taste or smell or touch or see an Abstract noun What's that sound? Well it ain't an abstract noun Examples please Yes sirree An abstract noun could always be: Love, honor, loyalty, friendship, hatred That's not very nice Well, abstract nouns can add some spice Now we'll sing the Chorus twice CHORUS 2 Noun Town What's that sound? A person, place or thing is found in Noun Town So profound Name ideas, mess around with Who is that guy? What is that thing? What is that place? I'll name and you sing 'Cause I'm a noun noun noun noun Noun noun noun noun Noun noun noun noun Noun noun noun noun VERSE 3 ANNOUNCER: Are you a lonely Noun? Looking to mix it up with other Nouns? Then you'll LOVE becoming a Compound Noun! Dial this number now... Compound nouns are fun to make in clear or stormy weather You take more than one noun and you simply smash 'em all together Like a knucklehead -- Check! Or a shortcake -- Yeah! Or an eggplant -- Yek! Or a bellyache -- Waa! Or a bellyflop, windshield Football, ironman Jack-o'-lantern, horseshoe Grasshopper, suntan Collective nouns are groups of things I'll help you understand A family or assembly or Doctor Noize's Band A flock of seagulls with a gaggle of geese A team of players or a squad of police A pod of whales beside a school of sharks I saw a pride of lions chase an armory of aardvarks Aardvarks? Aardvarks Seriously, I did I saw 'em in the dark On a lark in the park Collective nouns They're all around And compound nouns Now let's get down in... CHORUS 3: Noun Town What's that sound? A person, place or thing is found in Noun Town So profound Name ideas, mess around with Who is that guy? What is that thing? What is that place? I'll name and you sing 'Cause I'm a noun noun noun noun Noun noun noun noun Noun noun noun noun Noun noun, let's get down with Nouns ℗ & © 2012 by Grammaropolis Music Music by Doctor Noize Lyrics by Doctor Noize and the Mayor of Grammaropolis Animation by Powerhouse Animation Based on characters created by the Mayor of Grammaropolis
