# Favorite school house rock song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 25, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227 "2008-08-25T18:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/1 "2008-08-25T18:54:17Z")
I bought a cd of [Schoolhouse Rock](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolhouse_Rock!) for my five year old daughter. She loves it. Her favorite tunes are Interplanet Janet and Unpack Your Adjectives. Me? I lean towards Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla and Lolly, Lolly, Lolly Get Your Adverbs Here. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/2 "2008-08-25T18:58:25Z")
The ones that stick with me are “I’m Just A Bill” and “Conjunction Junction.” I can never remember the Bill song past the first few lines, though. It always morphs into another song: _I’m just a bill Yes I’m only a bill And I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill Well, I’m just sittin’ on the front steps Starin’ out the door Wonderin’ if she’ll come back This time I don’t know_ Don’t ask. I don’t know either. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/3 "2008-08-25T19:03:14Z")
Electricity, E-LEC-TRICITY! ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/4 "2008-08-25T19:03:37Z")
Yeah - tho I could sing quite a few, Conjunction Junction is the one that comes immediately to mind. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/5 "2008-08-25T19:05:59Z")
The Preamble, of course! o/` In 1787, I'm told, our founding fathers did agree... o/` ---
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/6 "2008-08-25T19:06:23Z")
The one with the Preamble…it’s still how I remember the damn thing. ---
**Author:** ![takehomenanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@takehomenanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/takehomenanny)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/7 "2008-08-25T19:08:15Z")
“Interjections!” Especially love the hippie chick who says “Wow!”…anytime I say “wow”, I say it in that hippie chick voice. I also like “Mr. Morton”, though I don’t remember watching it way back when. It must have come out later on. ---
**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/8 "2008-08-25T19:14:03Z")
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly get yer adverbs here… indubitably. thwartme /darn, that’s the end. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/9 "2008-08-25T20:23:29Z")
Unless you bought the DVD, chances are you’ve never seen this one: [Tyrannosaurus Debt](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHRxfn-DTV4). I never saw it while growing up during the classic SHR era, but now it ranks near the top of my favs. 🙂 \*\*\* Ponder ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/10 "2008-08-25T20:27:42Z")
% I’m an amendment to be, yes an amendment to be, and I’m hoping that they’ll ratify me… % [/thesimpsonsdidit] ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/11 "2008-08-25T20:29:28Z")
“Conjunction Junction” and “Ready or Not, Here I Come” are probably my all-time favorites. “Figure Eight” can make me cry, though. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/12 "2008-08-25T20:41:43Z")
“VERB” because that’s whats happening “LUCKY SEVEN SAMPSON” It’s got that 70’s urban vibe mixed with hillbilly country “FIGURE 8” Don’t know just makes me nostalgic when I hear the opening of that one. “I’VE GOT SIX” Funky and has the lyric: “See that cat over there? The prince with the fuzzy hair he’s got six wives with six kids each…” ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/13 "2008-08-25T20:43:56Z")
_Suffering for Suffrage_ is my all-time favorite. “What a shame, sister!” ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/14 "2008-08-25T20:46:06Z")
I’ll second “Unpack Your Adjectives” and “The Tale of Mr Morton” which I heard after I grow up. The remake of the latter song by Skee-Lo is pretty awesome too. ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/15 "2008-08-25T21:29:38Z")
Shot heard 'round the world. Gets me all patriotic. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/16 "2008-08-25T21:35:51Z")
_Three is a Magic Number_ is impossible to top, in my opinion. And it gets cool points for the extra-tight [Blind Melon cover of the song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPzAjiLr5Zw'). ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/17 "2008-08-25T21:38:09Z")
[QUOTE=Algher] Shot heard 'round the world. Gets me all patriotic. [/QUOTE] Ooh! I like that one, too! ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/18 "2008-08-25T21:40:17Z")
[QUOTE=Algher] Shot heard 'round the world. Gets me all patriotic. [/QUOTE] Ween’s version of that is outstanding, and I usually can’t stand Ween. ---
**Author:** ![Euthanasiast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Euthanasiast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euthanasiast)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/19 "2008-08-25T21:41:17Z")
Vagina Junction, what’s your function? Takin’ in sperm and spitting out babies! /Family Guy, Season one ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227/20 "2008-08-25T21:41:26Z")
[QUOTE=kingpengvin] “I’VE GOT SIX” Funky and has the lyric: “See that cat over there? The prince with the fuzzy hair he’s got six wives with six kids each…” [/QUOTE] Twelve wives; you better be rich… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-school-house-rock-song/461227.md?page=2)