Rufus Xavier Sasparilla

Now I have a friend named Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla,

And I could say that "Rufus found a kangaroo

That followed Rufus home

And now that kangaroo belongs to Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla."

Whew! I could say that, but I don't have to!

Because I got pronouns, I can say,

"He found a kangaroo that followed him home

And now it is his."

You see, "he", "him" and "his" are pronouns

Replacing the noun "Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla",

A very proper noun,

And "it" is a pronoun replacing the noun "kangaroo"!

Now come on...

Now Rufus has a sister named Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla,

If she found a kangaroo I'd say to you

"She found a kangaroo that followed her home

And now it is hers."

But I can't say that...

'Cause she found an aardvark

That fell in love with her and they're so happy.

And my name is Albert Andreas Armadillo

{No relation to the Sarsaparillas...}

Because of pronouns I can say

"I wish she would find a rhinoceros for me,

And we'd be happy."

You see, a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun.

'Cause saying all those nouns over and over

Can really wear you down.

Now I could tell you "Rafaella Gabriela

and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and

Albert Andreas Armadillo found

An aardvark, a kangaroo and a rhinoceros.

And now that aardvark and that kangaroo

And that rhinoceros belong respectively to:

Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla

And Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla

And Albert Andreas Armadillo."

Whew! Because of pronouns I can say, in this way,

"We found them and they found us,

And now they are ours and we're so happy!"

{Thank you pronoun!!}

You see, a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun.

'Cause saying all those nouns over and over

Can really wear you down.

Sometimes when we take them all on the bus,

People really raise a fuss.

They