Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for July 22, 2012
Transcript:
verne: this old man, he played one, he play knick knack on my thumb..with a knickknack paddy whack give the dog a bone, this old man came rolling home... rj: 'scuse me?...coupla questions.... how old was he? how do you play "knickknack"? what's the dog's name? What kind of bone was it? An where did the old man roll home to?? verne: RJ, it's just a nonsense rhyme...it doesn't- hammy: 87...by tapping or tickling...george...t-bone...muncie. rj: thanks, hammy. you may continue, verne. verne: Wait, what? no! hammy just made up all that... man: Hey, hammy! hammy: hey, sam! verne: you're not from around here, are you? Rj: "made in muncie, wash warm. tumble dry." hammy: wheeeee!
I always wanted to get the proper lyrics for “To Anacreon in Heaven”, but that was long before the Internet and none of the local libraries had it.Some may know it better as the tune used for the musical version of Francis Scott Key’s poem “The Defense of Fort McHenry”, known as “The Star Spangled Banner”.