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learn the alphabet backwards.
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In the zone of: Chrononautic Exxon
Created by Frances Landicho
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We had to memorize it in kindergarten. And sing it to the same tune.
The last line was something to the effect of "Now I know my Z-Y-X's; next time I might sing in Texas."
i taught this to myself when i was 4 or 5 and can still do it. teucer, did the version you memorized have you sing W really fast so it fits in the space that D does in the normal song?
i think the song can work both ways, with the first line either scanning
Z Y X dubya V U T
or
Z Y X doub-le-you V
The former.
To preserve the rhythm it messed with some middle letters.
EDIT: specifically: "O-M-N" occupy the same part of the tune as the normal "LM-NO-P." Then you get "F-E-D" instead of "Double-U-X" so there's no "and" in the final phrase.
yeah that's the same as the song i made up, right down to rhyming with texas
I feel slightly bad adding this, as it has sorta been one of my (extremely sad) party tricks the past few years - in fact, I'm so out of practise saying it the normal way, I tend to put my records in reverse alphabetical order because I remember it better. Also, it confuses the hell out of people trying to find files in my coursework portfolios...
As proof, there's a (hopefully working) upload of me saying the alphabet forwards, then backwards, as fast as I can - while staying understandable. It's on my Player Photograph page, as I couldn't work out a way to get .mp3s working in these text boxes...
If you don't believe I'm really doing it, there's a more sedate pace too - I prefer it backwards, as it rhymes so much better!