Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 18, 1989
Transcript:
Bird: Do re me fa so la ti do. A sparrow alight upon a tree branch. But this is no ordinary sparrow! This is a song sparrow! Swaying gently in the breeze, he prepares to burst forth in rapturous melody! On top of spagetti! All covered with cheeeese, I lost my poor meeeeatball, when.....
bhillianthe almost 14 years ago
hahahaha..wanted to hear how that verse ends
ALittleAngel almost 14 years ago
haha i love that song used to sing it all the time when i was little :P
On top of spaghetti all covered in cheese I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed It rolled of the table and onto the floor and then my poor meatball rolled out of the door It rolled in the garden and under a bush and now my poor meatball is nothing but mush
<3
LadyBlanc about 11 years ago
This is one of me favorites, one of the biggest laughs I ever got from Calvin and Hobbes, which is saying something! It is also my six-year-old’s favorite, which shows just what a broad appeal C&H has. The contrast between panels five and six are pure distilled comedy.
yow4zip Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Voice of an angel.
Xalder over 9 years ago
Always been a favorite. I love the art style here. Birds are awesome, and Calvin is just so…. Calvin. <3
bmonk over 9 years ago
Full version:
On top of spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball,
When somebody sneezed.
.
It rolled off the table,
And on to the floor,
And then my poor meatball,
Rolled out of the door.
.
It rolled in the garden,
And under a bush,
And then my poor meatball,
Was nothing but mush.
.
The mush was as tasty
As tasty could be,
And then the next summer,
It grew into a tree.
.
The tree was all covered,
All covered with moss,
And on it grew meatballs,
And tomato sauce.
.
So if you eat spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
Hold on to your meatball,
And . . . DON’T . . . ever . . . sneeze!
AdmiralMercurial over 8 years ago
He flew, all right.
the calvinosaurus that calvin wanted to discover about 8 years ago
okay, so mom sneezed while throwing and watterson didn’t include it
weatherford.joe Premium Member over 6 years ago
This one never fails to make me laugh. Just that image of an otherwise realistically rendered sparrow suddenly screeching “On Top of Spaghetti” is pretty hilarious.
Me2times. almost 6 years ago
Who literally throws their kid outside like that?!
Odie's best friend over 2 years ago
you got thrown out the door
ElJorro almost 2 years ago
This strip has excellent timing.
leopardglily almost 2 years ago
I sang this song when I was only a bit older than Calvin! It was popular at summer day camp.
Archistoteles about 1 year ago
I love the way the sparrow is drawn when he sings.