ABC Diner, titled ABC Café in the UK, is a song sung by Ed the Dog as well as a chorus of Reader Rabbit's friends in Reader Rabbit Preschool.
Lyrics[]
US Version
UK Version (1997)
UK Version (1999)
- C'mon on along, it's time to eat
- I know a place, that can't be beat
- It's a Wicky-Wacky restaurant
- Come in and take a look
- Reader Rabbit is the waiter
- Ed the dog is the cook
- They need some help
- To make the food
- And what they cook
- Is up to you
- The first letter in a word, that's what counts
- So it's time to learn the letters and their sounds
- Nothing could be finer
- Than the ABC Diner
- It's where a little eating
- Could start you into reading
- Listen to a word
- And pick the sound you heard
- If you get the right letter
- Then the food tastes better
- Vanilla fudge ice-cream, it's really, really yummy
- But a lemon mustard pizza - look out for your tummy!
- Here's a hint, from Ed the Hound
- Every letter has a name and a sound
- W is wuh
- H is huh
- B is buh
- And J is juh
- So here's how, you should play
- Say the words in a sorta funny way
- Like wuh wuh watermelon
- Huh huh ham
- Buh buh banana
- And juh juh jam
- Nothing could be finer
- Than the ABC Diner
- It's where a little eating
- Could start you into reading
- Get into the mood
- And make some funny food
- If you don't need it
- Then Scraps will eat it
- *Chaotic Eating Noises*
- It's lots of fun, when you play
- And learn your letters in a wicky-wacky way
- You can do it all and be a big success
- And it doesn't matter if you make a mess
- Hi! Ho! The ABC Diner
- Everybody's itchin'
- To get into the kitchen
- We love the ABC Diner
- Everybody wants to take a turn
- Because we're hungry... hungry... hungry... to learn!
- Viens donc par là, c'est l'heure d'manger
- Voici l'endroit où tu peux frapper
- C'est un restaurant tout rigolo
- Entre donc et regarde là-bas
- Malin est le serveur
- Zap le chien le cuisinier
- Ils veulent de l'aide
- Pour cuisiner
- Et ce qu'il faut
- Dépend de toi
- La toute première lettre d'un mot, c'est la plus importante
- Il est temps d'apprendre les lettres et leurs sons
- Et rien n'est plus sympa
- Que le Resto ABC
- C'est là où on mange un peu
- Où on apprend à lire
- Écoute bien le mot et cherche bien le son
- Si tu as la bonne lettre
- Alors les plats seront tout bons
- De la glace à la vanille, c'est vraiment délicieux !
- Mais une pizza au citron - que t'indique ton estomac ?
- Voici l'indice de Zap le chien
- Chaque lettre a nom et un son
- M comme Me-
- P comme Pe-
- B comme Be-
- Et R comme Re-
- C'est comme cela que tu vas jouer
- Dis les mots pour que ça soit rigolo !
- Comme Me- Me- Moutarde
- Pe- Pe- Prune
- Be- Be- Banane
- Et Re- Re- Riz !
- Et rien n'est plus sympa
- Que le Resto ABC
- C'est là où on mange un peu
- Où on apprend à lire
- Entre dans la danse
- Et cuisine un bon plat
- Mais si tu n'en veux pas
- Nous on le mangera
- *Bruits de dévorement*
- C'est rigolo quand tu joues
- Tu apprends ton alphabet en t'amusant
- Tu peux réussir et devenir le meilleur
- Et ce n'est pas grave si tu fais une erreur !
- Hé ho ! Le Resto ABC
- Tout le monde veut aller dans la cuisine s'amuser
- Nous aimons le Resto ABC
- Tout l'monde attend son tour parce que
- Nous sommes tous pressés... pressés... pressés... d'apprendre !
- Vamos, ven para comer
- Te llevaré a conocer
- A un restaurante
- Muy chiflado
- Perro Pablo es cocinero
- Y el conejo un mesero
- Quieren ayuda
- Con la comida
- Y tú decides
- Lo que cocinan
- La primera letra esa es la que cuenta
- Aprendemos todos juntos a la vez
- Nada has animado como
- Un local chiflado
- Comemos un poquito
- Leemos un ratito
- Escucha la palabra
- Y su sonido
- La letra adivinas
- La comida determinas
- Helado de vainilla con chocolate, ¡que bueno!
- ¿Pizza con limón? ¡Y ver malas por lató!
- Este truco te daré
- Cada letra tiene un nombre y un sonido
- D es D
- M es M
- B es B
- Y L es L
- De esta forma puedes jugar
- Repitiendo sin parar
- D-d-dátil
- M-m-melada
- B-b-banana
- Y l-l-limón
- Nada has animado como
- Un local chiflado
- Comemos un poquito
- Leemos un ratito
- Ponte a trabajar
- Y cocina sin parar
- Si tú no lo quieres
- Sobre hacerlo come
- *Sonidos de devorar*
- Es divertido como jugamos
- Aprendiendo a lo chiflado
- Puedes hacerlo con interés
- No importa si queda al revés
- Restaurante ABC
- Todos aspiran
- Entrar en la cocina
- Nos encanta este lugar
- Todos queremos comer
- Tenemos hambre... hambre... hambre... ¡de aprender!
- C'mon on along, it's time to eat
- I know a place, that can't be beat
- It's a Wicky-Wacky restaurant
- Come in and take a look
- Reader Rabbit is the waiter
- Ed the dog is the cook
- They need some help
- To make the food
- And what they cook
- Is up to you
- The first letter in a word, that's what counts
- So it's time to learn the letters and their sounds
- Nothing could be finer
- Than the ABC Diner
- It's where a little eating
- Could start you into reading
- Get into the mood
- And make some funny food
- If you don't need it
- Then Scraps will eat it
- *Chaotic Eating Noises*
- Hi! Ho! The ABC Diner
- Everybody's itchin'
- To get into the kitchen
- We love the ABC Diner
- Everybody wants to take a turn
- Because we're hungry... hungry... hungry... to learn!
Lyrics Differences[]
UK Version[]
- "That can't be beat" is changed to "That's really neat."
- "Nothing could be finer/Than the ABC Diner" is changed to "Park your posteria?/In our cafeteria."
- The word "and" before "Juh Juh Jam" is removed.
- "Hi! Ho! The ABC Diner" is changed to "Hi! Ho! The ABC Café."
- "We love the ABC Diner" is changed to "We love the ABC Café."
Trivia[]
- In Reader Rabbit: Sing-A-Song Adventures, the lyric "Ed the dog is the cook" is misinterpreted as "And the dog is the cook."
- In Version 2.0 of the UK release of Reader Rabbit Preschool, the whistling intro is different, vocal melodies in the verses are also different, and two verses before the eating noises now have a different line at the start of the chorus. The main improvement is that the verses sync better.