Jack Sheldon - Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla lyrics

Now, I have a friend named Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla And I could say that Rufus found a kangaroo That followed Rufus home And now that kangaroo belongs To Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla Whew! I could say that, but I don't have to 'Cause I got pronouns I can say, "HE found a kangaroo that followed HIM home and now IT is HIS" You see, (uh) HE, HIM, and HIS are pronouns Replacing the noun Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla A very proper noun And IT is a pronoun, replacing the noun, kangaroo! (How common!) Now Rufus has a sister named Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla If she found a kangaroo I'd say to you: "SHE found a kangaroo that followed HER home, and now it is HERS." But I can't say that... 'Cause she found an aardvark That fell in love with HER and THEY're so happy And my name's Albert Andreas Armadillo (No relation to the Sarsaparillas.) Because of pronouns, I can say: "I wish SHE would find a rhinoceros for ME, and WE'd be happy." You see, a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun 'Cause saying all those nouns over and over Can really wear you down! Now I could tell you Rafaella Gabriela and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and Albert Andreas Armadillo found an aardvark, a kangaroo, and a rhinoceros. And now that aardvark and that kangaroo and that rhinoceros belong respectively to Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and Albert Andreas Armadillo! Whew! Because of pronouns I can say, in this way: "WE found THEM and THEY found US, and now THEY are OURS and WE're so happy." Thank you pronoun! You see a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun 'Cause saying all those nouns over and over Can really wear you down Sometimes, when we take 'em all on the bus People really raise a fuss They start shouting out a lot o' pronouns at us, like "WHO brought that rhinoceros on this bus?" and "WHAT made that horrible noise?" and "WHICH one of them is getting off first?" WHO, WHAT, and WHICH are special pronouns that can ask a question In a sentence where you do not know the name of the noun But I know: I have MINE, and SHE has HERS And he has his. Do YOU have YOURS? THEY love US, and WE love THEM WHAT's OURS is THEIRS-- That's how it is with friends And pronouns, you are really friends, yeah! 'Cause saying all those nouns over and over Can really wear you down