Conjunction Junction By: Bob Durough
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hookin' up words and phrases and clauses
Conjunction Junction, how's that function?
I got three favorite cars that get most of my job done
Conjunction Junction, what's their function
I got and, but, 'n' or
They'll get you pretty far
And! That's an additive, like this and that
But! That's sort of the opposite; not this but that
And then there's or! O-R
When you have a choice like this or that
And, But, and Or gets you pretty far
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hookin' up two boxcars and making 'em run right
Milk and honey, bread and butter, peas and rice
Hey that's nice
Dirty but happy, diggin' and scratchin'
Losin' your shoe and a button ot two
He's poor but honest, sad but true
Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hookin' up phrases and clauses that balance, like
Out of the fryin' pan and into the fire
He cut loose the sandbags but the balloon wouldn't go any higher
Let's go up to the mountains or down to the seas
You should always say "thank you" or at least say "please"
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses
In complex sentences like:
In the mornings when I'm usually wide awake I love to take a walk through the gardens and down by the lake, where I often see a duck and a drake, and I wonder as I walk by just what they'd say if they could speak, although I know that's an absurd thought.
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hookin' up cars and makin' 'em function
Conjunction Junction, how's that function?
I like tying up words and phrases and clauses
Conjunction Junction, watch that function
I'm gonna get you there if you're very careful
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.
