Alphabet song

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For the song by Amanda Lear, see Alphabet (Amanda Lear song). For the song by Drake,
see Alphabet (Drake song).
"The A.B.C." redirects here. For other similarly named songs, see ABC song (disambiguation). For
other uses of "A.B.C.", see ABC (disambiguation).
"ABCs" redirects here. For other uses, see ABCS.

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An alphabet song is any of various songs used to teach children the alphabet. Alphabet songs
typically recite the names of all letters of the alphabet of a given language in order.

Contents

 1The A.B.C. (Verse 1)

o 1.1Backwards Alphabet
o 1.2Zed for Zee
 1.2.1Dutch version
 1.2.2French Canadian version
 2Phonics songs
 3Acrostic songs
 4Backwards song (Verse 2)
 5See also
o 5.1Related English language songs
o 5.2Traditional alphabet songs in other languages
 6References

The A.B.C. (Verse 1)[edit]

"The A.B.C." /ˌeɪ.biːˈsiː/ or "A.B.Cs" /ˌeɪ.biːˈsiːz/ is one of the best-known English language alphabet
songs, and perhaps the one most frequently referred to as "the alphabet song", especially in
the United States.
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The song was first copyrighted in 1835 by the Boston-based music publisher Charles Bradlee, and
given the title "The A.B.C., a German air with variations for the flute with an easy accompaniment for
the piano forte". The musical arrangement was attributed to Louis Le Maire (sometimes Lemaire), an
18th-century composer. This was "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1835, by C.
Bradlee, in the clerk's office of the District Court of Massachusetts", according to the Newberry
Library,[1] which also says, "The theme is that used by Mozart for his piano variations, Ah, vous dirai-
je, maman."[2] This tune is the same as the tune for "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Baa, Baa,
Black Sheep".
Lyrics: (each line represents two measures, or eight beats)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G... (/eɪ biː siː diː iː ɛf dʒiː/)
H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P... (/eɪtʃ aɪ dʒeɪ keɪ ɛlɛmɛnoʊ piː/; "L, M,
N, O" spoken twice as quickly as rest of rhyme)
Q, R, S.../ T, U, V... (/kjuː ɑːr ɛs | tiː juː viː/; pause between S and
T, though in some variants, "and" is inserted)
W... X.../ Y and Z. (/ˈdʌbəl.juː ɛks | waɪ ænd ziː/; pause between
X and Y, and W and X last for two beats)
Now, I know my ABCs. (/naʊ aɪ noʊ maɪ eɪ biː siːz/)
Next time, won't you sing with
me? (/nɛkst taɪm woʊnt juː sɪŋ wɪð miː/).[3]
Backwards Alphabet[edit]
This is a version that goes Z to A instead of A
to Z.
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alphabet song.
Zed for Zee[edit]
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 Alphabet song
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For the song by Amanda Lear, see Alphabet (Amanda Lear song). For the song by Drake,
see Alphabet (Drake song).
"The A.B.C." redirects here. For other similarly named songs, see ABC song (disambiguation). For
other uses of "A.B.C.", see ABC (disambiguation).
"ABCs" redirects here. For other uses, see ABCS.

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help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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An alphabet song is any of various songs used to teach children the alphabet. Alphabet songs
typically recite the names of all letters of the alphabet of a given language in order.

Contents

 1The A.B.C. (Verse 1)

 o 1.1Backwards Alphabet
o 1.2Zed for Zee
 1.2.1Dutch version
 1.2.2French Canadian version
 2Phonics songs
 3Acrostic songs
 4Backwards song (Verse 2)
 5See also
o 5.1Related English language songs
o 5.2Traditional alphabet songs in other languages
 6References

The A.B.C. (Verse 1)[edit]

"The A.B.C." /ˌeɪ.biːˈsiː/ or "A.B.Cs" /ˌeɪ.biːˈsiːz/ is one of the best-known English language alphabet
songs, and perhaps the one most frequently referred to as "the alphabet song", especially in
the United States.

Music for the alphabet song including some common variations on the lyrics

Alphabet song

MENU

0:00
Tune for Alphabet song

Problems playing this file? See media

help.

The song was first copyrighted in 1835 by the Boston-based music publisher Charles Bradlee, and
given the title "The A.B.C., a German air with variations for the flute with an easy accompaniment for
the piano forte". The musical arrangement was attributed to Louis Le Maire (sometimes Lemaire), an
18th-century composer. This was "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1835, by C.
Bradlee, in the clerk's office of the District Court of Massachusetts", according to the Newberry
Library,[1] which also says, "The theme is that used by Mozart for his piano variations, Ah, vous dirai-
je, maman."[2] This tune is the same as the tune for "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Baa, Baa,
Black Sheep".
Lyrics: (each line represents two measures, or eight beats)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G... (/eɪ biː siː diː iː ɛf dʒiː/)
H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P... (/eɪtʃ aɪ dʒeɪ keɪ ɛlɛmɛnoʊ piː/; "L, M, N, O" spoken twice as quickly
as rest of rhyme)
Q, R, S.../ T, U, V... (/kjuː ɑːr ɛs | tiː juː viː/; pause between S and T, though in some variants,
"and" is inserted)
W... X.../ Y and Z. (/ˈdʌbəl.juː ɛks | waɪ ænd ziː/; pause between X and Y, and W and X last
for two beats)
Now, I know my ABCs. (/naʊ aɪ noʊ maɪ eɪ biː siːz/)
Next time, won't you sing with me? (/nɛkst taɪm woʊnt juː sɪŋ wɪð miː/).[3]
Backwards Alphabet[edit]
This is a version that goes Z to A instead of A to Z.
z-y-x, w
v-u-t, s-r-q
p-o-n-m-l-k-j
i-h-g-f-e-d-c-b-a
Now you know your ZYXs
I bet that's not what you expected![4]
The e-d-c-b part is as fast as the l-m-n-o part in the
normal alphabet song.
Zed for Zee[edit]
In the United States, Z is pronounced zee; in most
other English-speaking countries (such as the UK,
Canada and Australia) it is pronounced zed.
Generally, the absent zee-rhyme is not missed,
although some children use a zee pronunciation in
the rhyme which they would not use elsewhere.
Variants of the song exist to accommodate
the zed pronunciation. One variation shortens the
second line and lengthens the last, to form a near-
rhyme between N and zed:
Alternate Zed Version from the UK:

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a-b-c-d-e-f-g
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