Something there is about the Colonel Bogey March that lends itself to parody. The best known is probably:
Comet!
It tastes like gas-o-line!
Comet!
It makes your teeth turn green!
Comet! It makes you vomit!
So get your Comet and vomit today!
The number of variations on this one is mind-boggling.
From Paul Ruben, who heard it on the east coast in the 60s, via Kay Shapero:
Ajax, it makes your teeth turn blue,
Ajax, it tastes like doggy do,
Ajax, it makes you re-lax,
So get some Ajax, and re-lax, today!
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I learned in Massachusetts in the 1980's the following variation:
Comet, it makes your teeth turn green!
Comet, you can buy it at Walgreens,
Comet, it makes you vomit,
So buy some Comet today!
Phoenix, Arizona,around 1969.
I should have said that it was this version, in Phoenix, AZ about 1969.
Comet!
It makes your teeth turn green!
Comet!
It tastes like gas-o-line!
Comet! It makes you vomit!
So get your Comet and vomit today!
Comet!
It makes your teeth turn green!
Comet!
Tastes like Lis-ter-ine!
Comet! Makes you vomit!
So get some Comet and vomit today!
New Jersey – 1960's
I heard this in grade school back in the early sixties.
comet, it makes you mouth feel clean
comet, it makes your teeth turn green
comet, it makes you vomit, so get some
comet, and vomit tooooo-daaaaaay!
Southern Calif. early to mid 60's
Comet will make your mouth turn green
Comet tastes just like gasoline
Comet will make you vomit
So buy some Comet and vomit today
Cat >^..^<
Southern Calif. early to mid 60's
Comet will make your mouth turn green
Comet tastes just like gasoline
Comet will make you vomit
So buy some Comet and vomit today
Cat >^..^<
1990s, North Platte, Nebraska:
Comet, it makes your bathroom clean,
Comet, it tastes like kerosene,
Comet, it makes you vomit,
So get some Comet, and vomit, todayyyyy.
Madison, WI, 1970s
Comet, it makes your face turn gray,
Comet, and you will die today,
Comet, it makes you vomit,
So buy some Comet, and vomit, todayyyyyy,
Mid sixties, Maryland
Comet, the best gasoline
Comet, makes your teeth turn green
1970 New York
Comet!
It makes your mouth feel clean!
Comet!
It tastes like Lis-ter-ene!
It makes you vomit!
So buy some Comet and vomit today!
Comet!
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1975-1979, Tampa, Florida area
Comet, it makes your breath smell clean!
Comet, it tastes like gasoline!
Comet, it makes you vomit,
So get some Comet, and vomit, today!
Comet, it makes your breath smell clean
Comet, it tastes like gasoline
Comet, it makes you vomit
Comet, TOM uses it
So he always vomits!
NJ, mid 2010s
Los Angeles, early 60s
Comet… It makes your mouth turn green
Comet… it tastes like gasoline
Comet… it makes you vomit
So get some Comet
And vomit
Today!
Alice Springs (Central Australia) 1970s – without any knowledge of what comet was
Comet – it tastes like gasoline
Comet – it makes your teeth turn green
Comet – it make you vomit
So try some comet and vomit today
(to the Powerpuff Girls ending theme)
Comet – it makes your teeth turn blue
Comet – it makes you throw up too
Comet – What the heck’s in this stuff?
Is this some kind of cleaner junk?
Comet….it makes your sink just shine
Comet….it costs a dollar ninety nine
Comet….it makes you vomit
So get your Comet and vomit today….
I had this jingle in my head for some reason today and started wondering if it was something that everyone knew or just in my area. I think I was about 7 when I learned it….and have never thought about where it came from until now….lol