- Comet (song)
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For the song by Björk, see The Comet Song.
A can of Comet
"Comet" was a well-known humorous children's song in the United States. It describes the deleterious effects of consuming Comet cleanser—a powdered cleansing product sold in North America.[1] 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.[2]
Although this song, like many in its genre, has widely variable lyrics[3][4], 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 take some Comet and vomit today!
The melody of the song is the Colonel Bogey March.[5]
In popular culture
- Bart Simpson sings a version about his sister in the Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad"[6]
References
- ^ Bronner, Simon J. (1988). American Children's Folklore. August House. p. 80. ISBN 0-8748-3068-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=sHfVZFl4JTIC.
- ^ Chotzinoff, Robin (2006). Holy Unexpected: My New Life as a Jew. New York City: PublicAffairs. p. 105. ISBN 1-58648-308-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=RZlIsnDLvzYC.
- ^ Winsor, Charlotte B. (1975). Dimensions of Language Experience. Agathon Publications. p. 155. ISBN 0-87586-052-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZCACAAAAIAAJ.
- ^ Kun, Michael (2005). You Poor Monster. MacAdam/Cage Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 1-59692-119-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=5HgDlcmDdXwC&pg=PA15.
- ^ MacDonald, Ann-Marie (2003). The Way the Crow Flies. HarperCollins. p. 97. ISBN 0-06-058637-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=KWd5JXiv7HEC.
- ^ Transcript of "Stark Raving Dad"
Categories:- Playground songs
- American folk songs
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