Horrible Histories - Hieroglyphics Lyrics
Settle down, classNow you've passedYour grade one pyramid sellingYeah, the time has comeFor me to drumSome facts into you about spellingOh, it seems to meYour ABC Skills are less than terrificSo buck up, boysAs we master the joysOf the lovely hieroglyphics! Everyone needs their ABCIt's as simple as... vulture, foot, basketYou know how to sing doh-ray-meEasy to spell, it's... hand, eye-thingy, owlABCVulture, foot, basketDoh-ray-meeHand, eye-thingy, owlYou'll pass with easeAnd find it's a breezeThe rules are scientificDon't have to be smartAll you do is startWith simple phonetic glyphicsNext you get two letters, a setMore things called logographicFinally third, the form of a wordDeterminitives... horrific! Everyone needs their... flamingo, house, sunIt's simple, but some can mean duck, everyoneYou all know how to write your nameExcept for me - TutanephututakhamenFlamingo, house, sunMeans duck to someTutanephututakhamenLet's leave that one! If you find it hard, don't be afraidTo go and ask your mummy for aidNow it's time for a spelling beeThat's not how you spell bee, see me! Foot, reed, reed, easy! Cat, pig, dog, rat, dog, frogMake your spelling magnificYou can go up and downLeft and right and aroundNo punctuation in hieroglyphicsA, B, C, D, E, F, GJust seven hundred characters or soNow that's doneLet's have some funWith numbers, here we go! Everyone needs their 1, 2, 3It's as simple as... eye, eye, eye, eye, eye, eyeYou can all count to ninety-nineEasy to write it's... hoop, hoop, hoop, hoop, hoop, hoop, hoop, hoop, hoopEye, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye1, 2, 3Eye, eye, eye, eye, eye eyeNinety-nineHoop hoop hoop hoop, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye, eyeBasket!
