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With lyrics by Bob Dorough, Jack Sheldon (who I just discovered was born in Jacksonville, Fla., which is where I once lived for 10 years) providing lead vocal and Terry Morrell backing vocal, "Conjunction Junction" is another great "Schoolhouse Rock!" short animated musical that entertains while educating about the importance of "hooking up words and phrases and clauses" with and, but, or. The leading character is a train conductor who has those words printed on the side of the train cars. There's also a couple of hoboes who illustrate some of the verses. Done in a Big Band style, "Conjunction Junction" is one of the catchiest ditties I've ever heard in my childhood. And I love the ending line "I'm going to get you there if you're very careful..." Another gem I rediscovered on YouTube. Thanks, guys!

When it comes to "Schoolhouse Rock" everybody has their favorite but it typically comes down to a battle for first place. The two in question are "I'm Just a Bill" and this one. Sorry to the fans of Bill, but this one wins.

To those of us that grew up on Saturday morning cartoons, Schoolhouse Rock was a part of childhood. You sat there eating your Cap'n Crunch, watching Scooby Doo and between the cartoons they showed these little ditties. They taught us math, grammar, science and other things without us realizing it which speaks to it's strength. When in class if I forgot what something times something else was I'd rifle through my memory and pull up the episode in question.

But throughout the years the one that really makes me nostalgic and has stayed with me all that time is Conjunction Junction. It's a great little song about a train conductor that hooks up trains, using conjunctions, to make sentences. It doesn't sound like much but that's part of it's charm. There simply isn't another one quite like it. And years later I still remember the lyrics.