Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
(The Spelling Bee Song)
Last week at my school spelling bee I made the final pairing
To win I had to spell one word or wind up tied and sharing
I closed my eyes and held my breath but then my bell got rung
They hit me with the longest word in all the English tongue
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
A lung disease that makes you wheeze worse than tuberculosis
You might not guess to hear it but it’s a fact you see
This marble-mouth tongue-twisting word starts with a silent “P”
P N E U – M O N O – then
M I C R O - S C O P I C S I L I - C O V O - L C
O N I O – then S I S - Oh yes!
U L T R A
then you say
A N O C
Oh yes! Tee Hee!
When people hear you say it they may think that you’re a nerd
With five and forty letters it’s quite silly and absurd
It’s lots of fun to spell it so let’s all have a go
Just sing it out along with me so everyone will know
P N E U – M O N O – then
M I C R O - S C O P I C S I L I - C O V O - L C
O N I O – then S I S - Oh yes!
U L T R A
then you say
A N O C
Oh yes! Tee Hee!
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
A lung disease that makes you wheeze worse than tuberculosis
It’s lots of fun to spell it so let’s all have a go
Just sing it out along with me so everyone will know
P N E U – M O N O – then
M I C R O - S C O P I C S I L I - C O V O - L C
O N I O – then S I S - Oh yes!
Music
&
U L T R A
then you say
A N O C
Oh yes! Tee Hee!
Lyrics ©2015 Damon Leigh
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