Conjunction Junction, what's your function?   Conjunction Junction, how's that function?   I got three favorite cars   That get most of my job done   Conjunction Junction, what's their function?   I got "and", "but", and "or"    They'll get you pretty far      "And":   That's an additive, like "this and that"   "But":   That's sort of the opposite    "Not this but that"   And then there's "or":   O-R, when you have a choice like    "This or that"   "And", "but", and "or"   Get you pretty far      Conjunction Junction, what's your function?   Hooking up two boxcars and making them run right   Milk and honey, bread and butter, peas and rice   Hey, that's nice!   Dirty but happy, digging and scratching   Losing your shoe and a button or two   He's poor but honest, sad but true   Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!      Conjunction Junction, what's your function?   Hooking up two cars to one   When you say something like this choice:   "Either now or later"   Or no choice:   "Neither now nor ever"   Hey that's clever!   Eat this or that, grow thin or fat   Never mind, I wouldn't do that   I'm fat enough now!      Conjunction Junction, what's your function?   Hooking up phrases and clauses that balance, like:   Out of the frying pan and into the fire   He cut loose the sandbags   But the balloon wouldn't go any higher   Let's go up to the mountains   Or down to the sea   You should always say "thank you"   Or at least say "please"      Conjunction Junction, what's your function?   Hooking up words and phrases and clauses   In complex sentences like:   "In the mornings, when I am usually wide awake   I love to take a walk through the gardens and down by the lake   Where I often see a duck and a drake   And I wonder as I walk by   Just what they'd say if they could speak   Although I know that's an absurd thought"      Conjunction Junction, what's your function?   Hooking up cars and making 'em function   Conjunction Junction, how's that function?   I like tying up words and phrases and clauses   Conjunction Junction, watch that function   I'm going to get you there if you're very careful   Conjunction Junction, what's your function?   I'm going to get you there if you're very careful   Conjunction Junction, what's your function?   I'm going to get you there if you're very careful