Everybody’s heard of Peter PiperAnd the peck of pickled peppers that he pickedThat’s such a silly simple children’s gameIt hasn’t even got a nameBut I’d like to bet that it’ll trip youAnd I bet you’re gonna have to say you’re lickedIf Peter Piper you pronounce with easeThen twist your tongue around theseMoses supposes his toeses are rosesBut Moses supposes erroneouslyFor Moses he knowses his toeses aren’t rosesAs Moses supposes his toeses to beThat’s tongue twistersAnd it seems so easy till the word gets sprungIf you insist you want to try a lispThen step up mister and twist your tongueNow Kissle will whistle at busty Miss. RussellWho’ll rustle and bustle till Kissle will roarSo Russell asked Axle for Kissle’s dismissalAnd this’ll teach Kissle to whistle no moreThat’s tongue twistersAnd it seems so easy till you twist your tongueTito and Tato were tattooed in totalBut Toto was only tattooed on his toeSo Tato told Tito where Toto was tattooedBut Tito said Toto’s tattoo wouldn’t showTheda thought Thora was thumping her thimbleBut Thomas thought Thora was thumping her drumSaid Theda if Thora’s not thumping her thimbleI think that she surely is thumping her thumbThat’s tongue twistersAnd it seems so easy till the word gets sprungIf you insist you want to try a lispThen step up mister and twist your tongueNow Charley is chary when choosing his cheesesAnd cheese is a challenge when Charley arrivesWhen Charley is charming and chooses a cheddarThen chews it and chips it and chops in some chivesHeda is hoping to hop to TahitiTo hack a hibiscus to hang on her hatNow Heda has hundreds of hats on her hatrackSo how can a hop to Tahiti help thatSnobby Miss. Nora is sniffing her snufferThe snuffer’s no sniffing it makes Nora sneezeWhen Snyda lets Nort know his Nora is sneezingShe snappily snorts Nora’s sneezing a breezeSheila is selling her shop at the seashoreFor shops at the seashore are so sure to loseAnd she’s not so sure of what she should be sellingShould Sheila sell seashells or should she sell shoesThat’s tongue twistersAnd it seems so easy till the word gets sprungIf you insist you want to try a lispThen step up mister and twist your tongueTwista felt Twister was trying to whistleBut Twister had twisted his tongue
Lyrics by Silvia Fine – Sung by Danny Kaye
Everybody’s heard of Peter PiperAnd the peck of pickled peppers that he pickedThat’s such a silly simple children’s gameIt hasn’t even got a nameBut I’d like to bet that it’ll trip youAnd I bet you’re gonna have to say you’re lickedIf Peter Piper you pronounce with easeThen twist your tongue around theseMoses supposes his toeses are rosesBut Moses supposes erroneouslyFor Moses he knowses his toeses aren’t rosesAs Moses supposes his toeses to beThat’s tongue twistersAnd it seems so easy till the word gets sprungIf you insist you want to try a lispThen step up mister and twist your tongueNow Kissle will whistle at busty Miss. RussellWho’ll rustle and bustle till Kissle will roarSo Russell asked Axle for Kissle’s dismissalAnd this’ll teach Kissle to whistle no moreThat’s tongue twistersAnd it seems so easy till you twist your tongueTito and Tato were tattooed in totalBut Toto was only tattooed on his toeSo Tato told Tito where Toto was tattooedBut Tito said Toto’s tattoo wouldn’t showTheda thought Thora was thumping her thimbleBut Thomas thought Thora was thumping her drumSaid Theda if Thora’s not thumping her thimbleI think that she surely is thumping her thumbThat’s tongue twistersAnd it seems so easy till the word gets sprungIf you insist you want to try a lispThen step up mister and twist your tongueNow Charley is chary when choosing his cheesesAnd cheese is a challenge when Charley arrivesWhen Charley is charming and chooses a cheddarThen chews it and chips it and chops in some chivesHeda is hoping to hop to TahitiTo hack a hibiscus to hang on her hatNow Heda has hundreds of hats on her hatrackSo how can a hop to Tahiti help thatSnobby Miss. Nora is sniffing her snufferThe snuffer’s no sniffing it makes Nora sneezeWhen Snyda lets Nort know his Nora is sneezingShe snappily snorts Nora’s sneezing a breezeSheila is selling her shop at the seashoreFor shops at the seashore are so sure to loseAnd she’s not so sure of what she should be sellingShould Sheila sell seashells or should she sell shoesThat’s tongue twistersAnd it seems so easy till the word gets sprungIf you insist you want to try a lispThen step up mister and twist your tongueTwista felt Twister was trying to whistleBut Twister had twisted his tongue