Here are the lyrics so you can sing along!
Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, how’s that function?
I got three favorite cars
That get most of my job done.
Conjunction Junction, what’s their function?
I got “and”, “but”, and “or”,
They’ll get you pretty far.
[spoken] “And”:
That’s an additive, like “this and that”.
“But”:
That’s sort of the opposite,
“Not this but that”.
And then there’s “or”:
O-R, when you have a choice like
“This or that”.
“And”, “but”, and “or”,
Get you pretty far.
[sung] Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up two boxcars and making ‘em run right.
Milk and honey, bread and butter, peas and rice.
Hey that’s nice!
Dirty but happy, digging and scratching,
Losing your shoe and a button or two.
He’s poor but honest, sad but true,
Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up two cars to one
When you say something like this choice:
“Either now or later”
Or no choice:
“Neither now nor ever”
Hey that’s clever!
Eat this or that, grow thin or fat,
Never mind, I wouldn’t do that,
I’m fat enough now!
Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up phrases and clauses that balance, like:
Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
He cut loose the sandbags,
But the balloon wouldn’t go any higher.
Let’s go up to the mountains,
Or down to the seas.
You should always say “thank you”,
Or at least say “please”.
Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses
In complex sentences like:
[spoken] In the mornings, when I’m usually wide awake, I love to take a walk through the gardens and down by the lake, where I often see a duck and a drake, and I wonder, as I walk by, just what they’d say if they could speak, although I know that’s an absurd thought.
Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up cars and making ‘em function.
Conjunction Junction, how’s that function?
I like tying up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, watch that function.
I’m going to get you there if you’re very careful.
Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
I’m going to get you there if you’re very careful.
Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
I’m going to get you there if you’re very careful.
Hmmmmm… hmmmmm… hmmmmm!!!
Ready pop? Yep. Ready son? Uh-huh.
Let’s go! Let’s go!
One! two! Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here,
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, got some adverbs here,
Come on down to Lolly’s, get the adverbs here!
You’re going to need, if you write or read, or even think about it.
Lolly Lolly Lolly, get your adverbs here, got a lot of lolly, jolly adverbs here.
Anything you need and we can make it absolutely clear…
An adverb is a word, (That’s all it is! and there’s a lot of them.)
That modifies a verb, (sometimes a verb and sometimes)
It modifies an adjective, or else another adverb,
And so you see that it’s positively, very, very, necessary.
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here,
Father, son, and Lolly selling adverbs here,
Got a lot of adverbs, and we make it clear,
So come to Lolly! (Lolly, Lolly, Lolly).
Hello, folks, this is Lolly, Sr, saying we have every adverb in the book,
So come on down and look.
Hello folks, Lolly, Jr here.
Suppose your house needs painting, how are you going to paint it?
That’s where the adverb comes in.
We can also give you a special intensifier, so you can paint it very neatly or rather sloppily.
Hi! Suppose you’re going nut-gathering;
your buddy wants to know where and when. Use an adverb and tell him!
Get your adverbs! Use it with an adjective, it says much more,
Anything described can be described some more,
Anything you’d ever need is in the store,
And so you choose very carefully every word you use.
Use it with a verb, it tells us how you did,
Where it happened, where you’re going, where you’ve been.
Use it with another adverb – that’s the end.
And even more…
How, where, or when, condition or reason,
These questions are answered, when you use an adverb.
Come and get it!
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here,
Quickly, quickly, quickly, get those adverbs here.
Slowly, surely, really learn your adverbs here.
You’re going need ‘em if you read ‘em,
If you write or talk or think about ‘em … Lolly! (Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)
Announcer: If it’s an adverb, we have it at Lolly’s!
Bring along your old adjectives, too, like slow, soft, and sure.
We’ll fit ‘em out with our “L-Y” attachment,
And make perfectly good adverbs out of them!
(Get your adverbs here!) Lots of good tricks at Lolly’s so come on down.
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly!) Adverbs deal with manner, place, time,
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly!) Condition, reason,
(Father, son, and Lolly) Comparison, contrast
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly) Enrich your language with adverbs!
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly) Besides, they’re absolutely free!
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly) At your service! Indubitably!
Have a look at this activitiy page : M4GW and write about it here. This Lower-Intermediate level English activity is courtesy of
M4GW, which is a duo of humorous pro-global-warming "activists"
from Minnesota. This topic is related to Speaking about Global Warming.
Other good songs for you to listen to and comment on:
I answer the questions below in this video. Why don't you have a look at the vocabulary list below before you watch the video?
Possible questions to discuss:
Music – Short List of questions 1
1) Talk about different types of musical instruments and what differentiates them.
2) Can you play a musical instrument?
If you can play a musical instrument, what do you play? If not, what musical instrument would you play if you could learn one?
How long have you been playing?
Are you good at it? Have you ever performed in front of an audience?
Can you read music?
Explain more.
3) Talk about the different types of music and what differentiates them. Mention instruments, the feelings produced by the music, etc.
4) What is your favorite type of music? Why?
5) What is your least favorite type of music? Why?
You might also talk about certain other problems and their solutions – like the problem of “satanic” characters such as Marilyn Manson or certain heavy metal singers, or how about extreme violence in music such as in some rap songs and so on? Or how about the relationship between drugs and music? Feel free to use plenty of examples.
Practice your
speaking with the discussion topic below. 
English Idioms related to music!
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