Yecch!

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW

Yecch!

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Yecch!

That is so disgusting!

Peter Alsop

Sep 29, 2023

Illustration by Terri Asher

Today’s ‘Song To Chew’ is YECCH! from my “Wha’D’Ya Wanna Do?” album. I play this song at almost every family concert because almost veryone loves screaming “Yecch!” at the top of their lungs! It's a ‘scream-along’ so you can join in with us! It’s full of make-believe and playfulness, and it’s an example of how story and oral tradition grab our attention and engage us. There is an air of danger when we face unknown monsters. When adults laugh with kids at “yecchy” stuff, kids recognize a kindred spirit. They know I’m not going to be a ‘judgmental’ adult if I'm willing to sing a gross song like this, and they’re more likely to listen to what I have to say.

‘Booger-humor’ is as basic and as old as the pun and poop jokes! The fun comes from watching ‘normal’ adults get ‘grossed out’ by mentioning snot or slime! It’s got elements of rebellion in it that appeal to those of us who doesn't always accept the family rules about ‘being polite’. We can be ‘gross’ in defiance of the socially accepted norms and still not get in any trouble. Kids often find themselves in overwhelming or abrasive social interactions, and they actually ‘need’ to embrace fantasy as a way of checking out from the usual ‘family zoo’ energy. I’m Peter Alsop. I’ll be back soon with another ‘Song to Chew’. Bye for now!

YECCH!!
Cho: Yecch! (Yecch!) Yecch! (Yecch!)                 Am
THAT is soooo disgusting!                                       F
Yecch! (Yecch!) Yecch! (Yecch!)                         Am
It’s half-way decomposed!                                       E-E7
Yecch! (Yecch!) Yecch! (Yecch!)                         Am
THAT is soooo disgusting!                                       F
Yecch! (Yecch!) Yecch! (Yecch!)                         Am
It’s really, really GROSS!                                        E-E7-Am
Touch it first, I dare you
Go on, poke it with a stick!
Look out, ‘cause it might SCARE YOU!!
Eeeyeucch! I’m going to be sick!
Chorus
You broke the mucous lining,
It’s oozing greenish juice!
It smells decayed and slimy
LOOK OUT!! I think it’s loose! IT MOVED!
OH NO! It’s glaumbing toward us!
It’s sucking for your shoe!
It’s a snot Tyrannosaurus!!
DON’T LET IT GET ON YOU!!!
Chorus
That putrid rot is growing!                                      Am
Maybe we’d better run, . . .                                     F
Hey c’mon! I’m only fooling, . .                              G
And we’re having so much fun!                              E-E7
Chorus
Written by Peter Alsop, © Copyright 1983, Moose School Music (BMI)
On Wha’D’Ya Wanna Do? – www.peteralsop.com