Gunnarolla - Silent Letters lyrics

There's one thing that I find so amusing About this language that we're using Others may find it so confusing It's silent letters Shhh... The following letters should be seen, not heard To non-native speakers this may seem absurd So use these tips to help you pronounce these words with silent letters Shhh... B is silent when it follows an M G and K are silent followed by an N G and H you don't hear before a T And L is silent before F, M, K, D See it's easy, it makes total sense For pysch- and pneu-, you remove the P U is gone between a vowel and a G WH as in "Where did the H go?" I don't know where it went; why was it there in the first place? So you may wonder why we keep them around When these letters don't even make a sound Listen closely to the reason I found for the silent letters Shhh... The magic E when it ends a word Ensures that a long vowel sound is heard Some letters help to emphasize the syllable that we should prioritize And finally some other letters due to spellings retained So the origins of the words can be ascertained So with all this is mind, let's try to pronounce the following words Shhh... Salmon Aisle Colonel Isthmus co*kburn Schenectady "Though the tough cough and hiccough plough him through." So some may say my list is not comprehensive That's true, I'm not gonna get defensive Rules and exceptions are quite extensive with silent letters Shhh... And although we make it so complicated Their importance can't be overstated I really wish they were appreciated The silent letters Shhh...