A, B, C
Lyrics
You landless horses have you heard
The power of the written word
By making clear what once was blurred
I’ll raise you up above the herd
Like you I come from poverty
But grammar brought me liberty
Now with my grand repository
I’ll break your chains of slavery
Pronounce with me
These words you see
It’s as easy as A, B, C
My alphabet will set you free
It’s as easy as A, B, C
Rhyme and rhythm and repetition
Real reading made easy by definition
It’s my passion, it’s my mission
All it needs is your permission
Believe in me
And you will see
It’s as easy as A, B, C
Our language offers mastery
It’s as easy as A, B, C
So when you escape your desert isle
Spread the word through rank and file
The Spensonian Method is worthwhile
In teaching through phonetic style
Who needs elocutionists
Wordsmiths or philologists
For your mother tongue she now insists
You can all be cunning linguists
Come read with me
To your own degree
It’s as easy as A, B, C
Words and sounds in recipe
It’s as easy as A, B, C
Say after me
“I will be free”
It’s as easy as A, B, C
Knowledge is power, just turn the key
It’s as easy as A, B, C
(Gary Miller)
© 2016 Whippet Records
Copyright Control MCPS/PRS
Notes
One of several songs Gary was commissioned to write for Thomas Spence.
First performed at the Thomas Spence Celebration at Newcastle Quayside on 21st July 2016.
