(c) Copyright 1973 Thomas G. Yohe

The Preamble
Topic: The United States Constitution
Category: America Rock

Hey, do you know about the U.S.A.?
Do you know about the government?
Can you tell me about the Constitution?
Hey, learn about the U.S.A.

In 1787 I'm told
Our founding fathers did agree
To write a list of principles
For keepin' people free.

The U.S.A. was just startin' out.
A whole brand-new country.
And so our people spelled it out
The things that we should be.

(spoken)
And they put those principles down on paper and called it the Constitution, and it's been helping us run our country ever since then. The first part of the Constitution is called the preamble and tells what those founding fathers set out to do.

We the people
In order to form a more perfect union,
Establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility,
Provide for the common defense,
Promote the general welfare, and
Secure the Blessings of Liberty
To ourselves and our Posterity
Do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America.

In 1787 I'm told
Our founding fathers all sat down
And wrote a list of principles
That's known the world around.

The U.S.A. was just starting out
A whole brand-new country.
And so our people spelled it out
They wanted a land of liberty.

(spoken)
And the preamble goes like this:

We the people
In order to form a more perfect union,
Establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility,
Provide for the common defense,
Promote the general welfare, and
Secure the Blessings of Liberty
To ourselves and our Posterity
Do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America.

For the United States of America...

Lolly Lolly Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!
Topic: Adverbs
Category: Grammar Rock

(Mmm...Mmm...Mmm)
Ready Pop? Yup.
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)

-Lolly Sr. speaking-
Hello folks, this is Lolly, Sr., saying we have every adverb in the book, so come on down and look.

-Lolly Jr. speaking-
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.

-Grandson speaking-
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.

-Grandson-
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 to need 'em if you read 'em,
If you write or talk or think about 'em...Lolly! (Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)

-Announcer speaking-
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!)

-Announcer- Lots of good tricks at Lolly's so come on down.

(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)

-Annoucer- Adverbs deal with manner, place, time,

(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)

-Announcer- Condition, reason,

(Father, son, and Lolly)

-Announcer- Comparison, contrast

(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)

-Announcer- Enrich your language with adverbs!

(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)

-Grandson- Besides they're absolutely free!

(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)

-Announcer- At your service.

Indubitably.