[MR. PANCH, spoken]
Now for the official spelling bee rules:
A speller
[SPELLERS]
A speller
[MR. PANCH, spoken]
May ask questions
[SPELLERS]
May ask questions
[MR. PANCH, spoken]
About the word's pronounciation or definition
[SPELLERS]
Definition
[MR. PANCH, spoken]
It's use in a sentence
[SPELLERS]
In a sentence
[MR. PANCH, spoken]
And it's language of origin
[SPELLERS]
Language of origin
[MR. PANCH, spoken]
Once you start to spell a word, you may start over
[ALL]
But the sequences of letters already spoken
May not be changed
[MS. PERETTI, spoken]
Whoa! Whoa!
[MS. PERETTI]
If you misspell a word
[SPELLERS]
Misspell a word
[MS. PERETTI]
We will ring
[SPELLERS]
We will ring
[MS. PERETTI]
The bell *ding*
And the comfort counselor
[MITCH, spoken]
Mitch Mahoney
[SPELLERS]
Mitch Mahoney
[MS. PERETTI]
Will escort you offstage
[MR. PANCH, spoken]
Is that understood spellers?
[SPELLERS]
Yes
[MS. PERETTI]
Before
Anyone is disqualified
And before
Precedings turn snide
And contestants turn nasty
I soberly confide
In the moment before the bee
Claims it's first catastrophe
I love what I see
Kids acting innocently
It's my favorite moment of the bee
Rona's favorite moment of the bee