02x08 - Busy Prepositions

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] And now for those
funny little words, Busy Prepositions.

[man] ♪ Like a butterfly, or like a bee ♪

♪ Like an ant, as busy as can be ♪

♪ These little words ♪

-♪ We call the busy Ps ♪
-♪ Prepositions ♪

♪ Nine or ten of them
Do most all of the work ♪

♪ Of, on, to, with, in, from
By, far, at, over, across ♪

♪ And many others do their job ♪

♪ Which is simply to connect
Their noun or pronoun object ♪

♪ To some other word in the sentence ♪

♪ Busy Ps ♪

♪ If you please ♪

♪ On the top is where you are ♪

[man] "On the top" relates to where.

♪ With a friend you'll travel far ♪

[man] With a friend, you'll go.

♪ If you try, you know that you can fly ♪

♪ Over the rainbow ♪

[man] Over the rainbow
is where you can fly.

♪ Busy prepositions, always on the go ♪

♪ Like a bunch of busy bees ♪

♪ Floating pollen on the breeze ♪

♪ Buzzing over the meadows ♪

♪ Beyond the forest, through the trees ♪

♪ Into the beehive ♪

♪ Busy, busy Ps ♪

[man] Into, beyond, over, on, through

♪ Busy prepositions ♪

♪ Always out in front ♪

♪ On the edges, in the crack ♪

♪ Around the corner, from the back ♪

♪ In-between the action ♪

♪ Stating clearly to your satisfaction ♪

♪ The location and direction ♪

♪ Prepositions give specific information ♪

♪ Though little words they are ♪

♪ They never stand alone ♪

♪ Gathering words behind them
You soon will see ♪

♪ How they have grown into a parade ♪

♪ A prepositional phrase ♪

♪ With a noun or at least a pronoun ♪

♪ Bringing up the rear ♪

♪ A little phrase of two
Or three or four or more words ♪

[man] Prepositions!
Attention! Forward march!

♪ Busy prepositions always on the march ♪

♪ Like a horde of soldier ants ♪

♪ Inching bravely forward
On the slimmest chance ♪

♪ That they might better their positions ♪

♪ Busy, busy prepositions ♪

♪ In the air, on the ground, everywhere ♪

♪ The sun sank lower in the west ♪

♪ In the west it sank ♪

♪ And it will rise in the morning ♪

♪ And will bring the light of day ♪

♪ We say the sun comes up
In the east every day ♪

♪ In the east it rises ♪

♪ Busy prepositions ♪

♪ Busy, busy, busy ♪

♪ On the top is where you are ♪

[man] On the top.

♪ If you try, you know that you can fly ♪

[man] Fly where?

♪ Over the rainbow ♪