Alphabet song

The Alphabet song is a popular method for speakers to learn the alphabet of a given language. The alphabet song in English is sung to the tune of [Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star]?.

Lyrics:

A, b, c, d,

e, f, g,

h, i, j, k,

l, m, n, o, p,

q, r, s,

t, u, v,

w, x,

y and z

Now I've said my A, B, C's

tell me what you think of me.

A variant changes the last two lines to:

Now I know my A, B, C's

Won't you come and play with me.

...or...

Next time won't you sing with me.

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There is another version of Alphabet song taught by pre-schools that use the phonics? method. The song goes like this:

What does the A say?  A and Ah
What does the B say?  Ba Ba Ba (actually only the leading sound of B is sung, i.e. suppress the vowel)
What does the C say?  Ka Ka Ka (same here, only the vowels are sung with the real pronunciation.)
What does the D say?  Da Da Da
What does the E say?  E and Eh
...
... (continue for each letter with several slightly different melodies) ...
...
What does the X say?  Ks Ks Ks
What does the Y say?  Ya Ya Ya
What does the Z say?  Zzz Zzz Zzz
What do you call these phones and sounds?
English alphebet letters.
Yeah!

This song teaches youngsters that each letter has a name and the sounds that it makes. Just like the dog says woof; the cat says meow; the "I" say eye and Eee etc. Kids who learned phonics are able to read simple words at age 3 or younger, many can read simple children books at age 4.

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