Uploaded January 2011 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Part 2/5 of "The Punctuation Situation" in which Bud attempts to sing a song about the possessive use of apostrophes! There is a "full band" version (it's much better), which you can download here!
theperfectplace.bandcamp.com/track/saxon-genitive
Sorry for the many mistakes and awkward jump-cuts, I didn't get much time to practice before recording and 27 takes was enough for me. ;-D
If you want to help me out and tweet this link or share it elsewhere, here is a handy little shortened URL: http://dft.ba/-genitive
Song Lyrics:
Have you met my friend, Mr. Genitive?
He's a Saxon, through and through
You'll find him a little possessive
But that's actually good news
Because you might know him better as apostrophe "S"
And he's here to show you the way
And If your don't want your writing to turn into a mess
Come and hear what he's got to say:
Apostrophe "S" is the general rule
For showing what people own
But for a sybillant ending, don't ya be a fool
The apostrophe stands alone
Let's talk about the basic conception
For showing possession in writing
With not very many exceptions
Just add apostrophe "S," how exciting [not really]
But when the noun that has possession ends with a sound
Like "Z" in "Kids" and "S" in "Press"
Use an apostrophe alone, no sense in making a crowd
By adding an additional "S"
[Chorus]
If Annie bought a new pair of shoes, those are Annie's shoes!
If James owns a shrew, that's James' shrew!
If you wanna refer to my terrible singing, that's Bud's terrible singing!
If you're talkin' 'bout what Jesus taught, those would be Jesus' teachings!
If Sally has a tomato, it's Sally's tomato
If Ed stole your potato, I'd yell 'Hey! That's his potato!"
Remember how I previously mentioned
That there was an exception or two (or eight)
Well now that I've got your attention
Let's talk about pronouns too
You've gotta know possessive pronouns, don't be caught unawares
There's only eight, not nine
Remember: Whose, his, hers, its, ours and theirs
And don't forget yours and mine
Apostrophe "S" is the general rule
For showing what people own
But for pronouns like "yours," "his," "hers," and "its" too
The apostrophe stands alone
Apostrophe "S" is the general rule
For showing what people own
But for a sybillant ending, don't ya be a fool
The apostrophe stands alone
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Music: Saxon Genitive by The Perfect Place
theperfectplace.bandcamp.com
© 2010 fecklessMusic
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
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Twitter: twitter.com/fecklessman
Daily Blog: fecklessman.blogspot.com
Personal Channel: youtube.com/buelification
Part 2/5 of "The Punctuation Situation" in which Bud attempts to sing a song about the possessive use of apostrophes! There is a "full band" version (it's much better), which you can download here!
theperfectplace.bandcamp.com/track/saxon-genitive
Sorry for the many mistakes and awkward jump-cuts, I didn't get much time to practice before recording and 27 takes was enough for me. ;-D
If you want to help me out and tweet this link or share it elsewhere, here is a handy little shortened URL: http://dft.ba/-genitive
Song Lyrics:
Have you met my friend, Mr. Genitive?
He's a Saxon, through and through
You'll find him a little possessive
But that's actually good news
Because you might know him better as apostrophe "S"
And he's here to show you the way
And If your don't want your writing to turn into a mess
Come and hear what he's got to say:
Apostrophe "S" is the general rule
For showing what people own
But for a sybillant ending, don't ya be a fool
The apostrophe stands alone
Let's talk about the basic conception
For showing possession in writing
With not very many exceptions
Just add apostrophe "S," how exciting [not really]
But when the noun that has possession ends with a sound
Like "Z" in "Kids" and "S" in "Press"
Use an apostrophe alone, no sense in making a crowd
By adding an additional "S"
[Chorus]
If Annie bought a new pair of shoes, those are Annie's shoes!
If James owns a shrew, that's James' shrew!
If you wanna refer to my terrible singing, that's Bud's terrible singing!
If you're talkin' 'bout what Jesus taught, those would be Jesus' teachings!
If Sally has a tomato, it's Sally's tomato
If Ed stole your potato, I'd yell 'Hey! That's his potato!"
Remember how I previously mentioned
That there was an exception or two (or eight)
Well now that I've got your attention
Let's talk about pronouns too
You've gotta know possessive pronouns, don't be caught unawares
There's only eight, not nine
Remember: Whose, his, hers, its, ours and theirs
And don't forget yours and mine
Apostrophe "S" is the general rule
For showing what people own
But for pronouns like "yours," "his," "hers," and "its" too
The apostrophe stands alone
Apostrophe "S" is the general rule
For showing what people own
But for a sybillant ending, don't ya be a fool
The apostrophe stands alone
---
Music: Saxon Genitive by The Perfect Place
theperfectplace.bandcamp.com
© 2010 fecklessMusic
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
---
Twitter: twitter.com/fecklessman
Daily Blog: fecklessman.blogspot.com
Personal Channel: youtube.com/buelification
