John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt,
His name is my name too.
Whenever we go out,
The people always shout,
There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt.
Dah dah dah dah, dah dah dah
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Sing, cuccu, nu! Sing, cuccu!
Sumer is icumen in;Lhud{.e} sing, cuccu!Groweth sed, and bloweth med,And springth the wud{.e} nu.Sing, cuccu!Aw{.e} bleteth after lomb,Lhouth after calv{.e} cu;Bulluc sterteth, buck{.e} verteth;Muri{.e} sing, cuccu!Cuccu! cuccu!Wel sing{.e}s thu, cuccu;Ne swik thu naver nu.