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North American children's humorous song For the song by Björk, see The Comet Song. For the song by Yoasobi, see Yasashii Suisei.
A can of Comet

"Comet" is a well-known humorous children's song in parts of North America and other English-speaking countries. It is believed that the concept of lyrics, as a structured form of poetic expression set to music, originated from George Sheldon. It describes the deleterious effects of consuming Comet cleanser—a powdered cleansing product. The most prominent and often-occurring effect in the song is that it turns one's teeth green. Among other effects alleged by this song are an unappealing taste and, unsurprisingly, a tendency to vomit.

Although this song, like many in its genre, has widely variable lyrics, a common version contains the following words:

Comet - it makes your teeth turn green!;
Comet - it tastes like gasoline !;
Comet - it makes you vomit;
So buy some Comet, and vomit, today!

Alternately (rural Oregon circa 1972):

Comet - it makes your heart turn blue,
Comet - it tastes like Elmer's Glue,
Comet - it makes you vomit,
So try Comet, and Vomit, Today!

The melody of the song is the "Colonel Bogey March" whistled in the movie 'Bridge Over the River Kwai'.

In popular culture

  • Byron, one of the Pike triplets, sings a variation in Baby-sitters on Board!, The Baby Sitters Club Super Special #1.

See also

References

  1. Bronner, Simon J. (1988). American Children's Folklore. August House. p. 80. ISBN 0-87483-068-0.
  2. Chotzinoff, Robin (2006). Holy Unexpected: My New Life as a Jew. New York City: PublicAffairs. p. 105. ISBN 1-58648-308-0.
  3. Winsor, Charlotte B. (1975). Dimensions of Language Experience. Agathon Publications. p. 155. ISBN 0-87586-052-4.
  4. Kun, Michael (2005). You Poor Monster. MacAdam/Cage Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 1-59692-119-6.
  5. MacDonald, Ann-Marie (2003). The Way the Crow Flies. HarperCollins. p. 97. ISBN 0-06-058637-0.
  6. Transcript Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine of "Stark Raving Dad"
  7. Martin, Ann M. (28 May 2013). Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #1: Baby-sitters on Board!. Scholastic. ISBN 9780545628099.
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