The ABC Song

"The A.B.C." redirects here. For other similarly named songs, see ABC song (disambiguation). For other uses of "A.B.C.", see ABC (disambiguation).
"ABCs" redirects here. For other uses, see ABCS.
For the song by Amanda Lear, see Alphabet (Amanda Lear song). For the song by Drake, see Alphabet (Drake song).
Music for the alphabet song including some common variations on the lyrics

"The ABC Song"[a] is the best-known song used to recite the English alphabet in alphabetical order. It is commonly used to teach the alphabet to children in English-speaking countries. "The ABC Song" was first copyrighted in 1835 by Boston music publisher Charles Bradlee. The melody is from a 1761 French music book and is also used in other nursery rhymes like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", while the author of the lyrics is unknown. Songs set to the same melody are also used to teach the alphabets of other languages.


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