the vowel song
by Cathy Brady 1993

When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking
When two vowels go walking, the first one says its name.

A and I went walking between W and T
A was first and said his name or so it seemed to me
I was very silent and it had nothing to say
The only sound I heard in "wait" was
A, A, A, A, A

A
A, A, A
A, A
A, A, A, A

When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking
When two vowels go walking, the first one says its name.

E and A went walking between P and a "CH"
E did all the talking and the A said not too much
They altogether made a word for fruit upon a tree
The only vowel I heard in "peach" was
E, E, E, E, E

E
E, E, E
E, E
E, E, E, E

When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking
When two vowels go walking, the first one says its name.

I and E were walking with a consonant named D.
I and D made all the noise, or so it seemed to me
They felt they were in danger and they all started to cry
The vowel that made all the noise was
 I, I, I, I, I

I
I, I, I
I, I
I, I, I, I

When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking
When two vowels go walking, the first one says its name.

O and A went sailing with a B and a T
O was first, and A was after setting out to sea
The water grew rough and the storm began to blow.
All the sound I heard in "boat" was
O,O,O,O,O

O
O,O,O
O,O
O,O,O,O

When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking
When two vowels go walking, the first one says its name.

U and E were walking with an L and a B
U was getting sympathy from his old buddy, E.
He talked about his troubles and he cried and said ³boo hoo²
And all the sound I heard in "blue" was
U,U,U,U,U

U
U,U,U
U,U
U,U,U,U

When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking
When two vowels go walking, the first one says its name.