ABC by The Jackson 5 is a song that was featured in the Season Three episode Hold On To Sixteen. It is sung by the New Directions for Sectionals. Tina sings lead, along with Mike, Kurt, and Quinn who each sing key lines. This song is featured on Glee: The Music, Volume 7.
Lyrics
Tina:
A buh-buh buh buh-buh
New Directions:
A buh-buh buh buh-buh
Tina:
You went to school to learn, girl
Things you never, never knew before
Kurt:
Like I before E except after C
Tina:
And why two plus two makes four
Now, now, now I'm gonna teach you (ND: Teach you, teach you)
All about love, dear, (ND: All about love)
Mike:
Sit yourself down and take a seat
All you gotta do is repeat after me
Tina with New Directions
A B C, easy as one, two, three
Or simple as do re mi
A B C, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl
A B C, easy as one, two, three (Quinn: Ohhhh)
Or simple as do re mi
A B C, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl
(New Directions):
Come on, let me love you just a little bit
Come on, let me love you just a little bit
(New Directions: Teach, teach, sing it out) Come on, come one, come on
Let me show you what it's all about
Quinn:
Reading and writing arithmetic,
Are the branches of the learning tree
Mike:
But listen without the roots of love let me tell you, girl
Kurt:
Your education ain't complete
Tina:
T-t-t-teacher's gonna show you, (ND: show you, show you)
How to get an A, (New Directions: Nah nah nah nah naah)
Mike:
Spell me, you, add the two
Listen to me baby, that's all you gotta do
Tina with New Directions:
A B C is easy as one, two, three
Or simple as do re mi
A B C, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl
A B C is easy as like counting up to three (Quinn: Ohhhh)
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be
(New Directions: That's how easy love can be)
Sing a simple melody
One, two, three, you and me
Kurt:
Sit down girl I think I love you
Mike:
No, get up girl show me what you can do!
Tina with New Directions:
Shake it, shake it, baby, (Mike: come on now)
Shake it, shake it, baby, (Kurt: ooh-ooh) Shake it, shake it, baby, (Mike: huh!)
One, two, three baby, (Kurt: ooh-ooh) ABC, baby, (Mike: nah nah!) Do re mi, baby
That's how easy love can be
A B C is easy as like counting up to three (Quinn: Ohhhh)
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be
Mike:
Now I'm gonna teach you how to sing it out, sing it out
Tina:
Come on, come on, come on let me show you what it's all about.
Tina with New Directions:
A B C is easy as like counting up to three (Quinn: Ohhhh)
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be
Mike:
Now I'm gonna teach you how to
Sing it out, sing it out, sing it out, sing it out (Tina: Oh, oh, oh baby.)
Sing it out, sing it out, oh baby.
Tina with New Directions:
A B C, is easy it's like counting up to three (Quinn: Ohhhh)
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be
Mike:
Now I'm gonna teach you how to
Sing it out, sing it out, sing it out, sing it out
Tina with New Directions:
Easy as one, two, three.
Trivia
- This is the second time Kurt is seen fingerspelling (using sign language) during a performance, the first being Born This Way.
- First time Mike and Tina, have a lead at a competition.
- First time Mike sings in a competition
- First performance with the drummer and the bassist as New Directions Members
- On Glee: The Music, Volume 7, Damian McGinty (Rory) was credited as a solo artist, although he actually doesn't sing anything
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