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North American children's humorous song From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Comet" is a well-known humorous children's song in parts of North America and other English-speaking countries. It describes the deleterious effects of consuming Comet cleanser—a powdered cleansing product.[1] The most prominent and often-occurring effect in the song is that it turns one's teeth green. Among other effects alleged by this song are an unappealing taste and, unsurprisingly, a tendency to vomit.[2]
Although this song, like many in its genre, has widely variable lyrics,[3][4] a common version contains the following words:
Alternately (rural Oregon circa 1972):
The melody of the song is the "Colonel Bogey March" whistled in the movie 'Bridge Over the River Kwai'.[5]
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