Celebrate the Letter O with the ABCmouse Letter O Song
I could sing odelay all day because o words are such fun to say!
You’ve come to the right place for the Letter O song from ABCmouse. Check out the lyrics below so you can follow along.
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Letter O Song Lyrics
Odelay, odelay, odelay—oh!
Odelay, odelay—aye!
I could sing odelay all day
because o words are such fun to say!
An otter swam out in the ocean
The name of the otter was Otto
When I swim through a wave I have to be brave!
That’s Otto the otters own motto
Oh a branch on the top of an oak tree
Lived a noisy old owl named Olly
No one gives a toot when I sit her and hoot
Said Olly the owl by golly!
Odelay, odelay, odelay—oh!
Odelay, odelay—aye!
I could sing odelay all day
because o words are such fun to say!
Oliver lived in Ohio
Cans of black olives he’d buy.
After eatin’ one can, he soon was a man
Full of oodles of olives—”Oh my!”
And Owen put on his blue overalls.
He put on his overcoat, too.
He was all dressed at last, but he got dressed so fast,
Owen went out with only one shoe!
Odelay, odelay, odelay—oh!
Odelay, odelay—aye!
I could sing odelay all day
because o words are such fun to say!
A tuba goes oom-pah-pah! Piggies say oink!
When you get a boo-boo, you say ouch!
Okra is slimy, an orchestra plays,
and you won’t see an octopus slouch on a couch!—”Oh, no!”
Olivia liked her eggs scrambled.
She didn’t like eggs over easy.
“It’s the firm eggs I choose; all the other eggs ooze,
and oozy eggs make me feel queasy!”
Odelay, odelay, odelay—oh!
Odelay, odelay—aye!
I could sing odelay all day
because o words are such fun to say!
Oh, I could sing odelay all day because
o words are such fun to say!
As a shanty song, “The Letter O Song” is notable for its energetic, swaying rhythm and this video is a great introduction into the origin of the song style. Tell your child about the lively shanty songs that sailors sang while they worked, and it might just encourage your child to sing “odelay all day” while they do their chores! You can find it and other letter songs in the app.
You can find a full list of all ABCmouse Letter Songs Here.