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On Top of Spaghetti

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On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese.
I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.

It rolled off the table, it rolled on the floor,
And then my poor meatball rolled out of the door.

It rolled in the garden and under a bush,
And then my poor meatball was nothing but mush.

The mush was as tasty as tasty could be,
And early next summer it grew to a tree.

The tree was all covered with beautiful moss.
It grew great big meatballs and tomato sauce.

So if you eat spaghetti all covered with cheese,
Hold on to your meatball and don't ever sneeze.

Song Rating Votes: 427

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Alternative Lyrics & Words

A variation that skiiers sometimes sing

On top of Mount something
All covered with snow
I lost my poor ski pole
for going to slow

A BusSongs.com fan emailed us with these lyrics that he wrote himself!

On top of Spaghetti, all covered with cheese. I lost my poor meatball, when somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table and on to the floor. And then my poor meatball, rolled right out the door.
It rolled down the stairway, bounced down every stair. Past our lazy hound dog, and the old rocking chair.
It rolled down the alley, into a drain-pipe it fell. Then down to the river, in-to a clam-shell.
That clam didn’t like it, so it spit it out, right onto the back of a big rainbow trout.
It frightened that old fish, out of the water it jumped, and threw my poor meatball, on an old horse’s rump
That horse started bucking, and with one giant kick. My meatball went flying, back into our at-tic.
It bounced down the heater vent, and out of the grate, and then that darned meatball, landed square on my plate.
No one would believe me, I lied, they all said. “Finish you dinner, or go straight to bed”.
So I took a small taste, what else could I do? I can’t say I liked it, well, it tasted like poo.
So when no one was lookin’, and no one was on guard, I threw it out the window, and into a yard.
I thought it was over, no more meatballs for me. But then the next summer, it grew into a tree.
The tree was gigantic, a hundred feet across. And on it grew meatballs, all covered with sauce.
So if you have spaghetti, all covered with cheese. Hold on to your meatballs, ‘cause someone might sneeze.

A slightly different set of lyrics to the original

On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese
I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed,
it rolled off the table and onto the floor,
and then my poor meatball it rolled out the door,
it rolled down the sidewalk, and onto the street.
Splat!
and now my poor meatball, is nothing but meat.

short version

spaghetti and meatballs all covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed

Brain Version

Inside of my skull bone, it's slimy and grey
I'm losing my brain cells, more gone every day.

Though they're microscopic, I cherish each one
And when they're all missing, life won't be so fun.

About my strange problem, I thought for so long
I worked out a theory (and also this song).

All those neurologists say it can't be true
But I'm losing my brain cells, from talking to you.

And each precious neuron that fizzles right out
I'd save if such chatting, I could go without.

So inside of my skull bone, as you've probably guessed
I've lost all my brain cells, and I need some rest.


Information About This Song

Originally sung by Tom Glazer in 1963.
Tom Glazer passed away in February 2003.
A short obituary of Tom Glazer is available at CNN.

An interesting site for this song is http://ontopofspaghetti.org/

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Comments (23)

By Francesca in Melbourne on 23 November 2008

I always sing this song to my kids when we eat spaghetti! They love it

By Samantha in Brownsburg Indianapolis on 23 November 2008

lol lol i love it

By Katelynn in Wauwatosa,wi on 23 December 2008

Awesome! I couldn't remember the words, so I looked it up here!

By Layla in Nsw Australia on 26 December 2008

i loct my poor meat ball the other day lol i nocked it of my plate and under my brothers eet lol!

By Savvy in Johnson Tx on 28 December 2008

I luv this peom and I read it in art alot! My 6th grade art teacher is really proud of me right now! Oh i'm in 6th grade

By Elsa in Newburgh, Ny, Usa on 30 December 2008

I used to sing this song to my kids. I forgot the words so I was happy to find the lyrics on this website. Now, I will sing it to all my students.

By Annmarie in Hudson Fl on 6 January 2009

i love that song!

By Hayley in Perthshire Scotland on 12 January 2009

i used 2 love this song as a wee girl, i forgot the words so decided to look for it so glad i found it, brings back loadsa good memories

By Madelyn in Atlanta, Usa on 29 January 2009

Who wrote this song?

By Melissa in Nashville Tn on 2 February 2009

I love this song...on top of spaghetti. I looked up the song on this website. I love that there are alternate lyrics posted.

By Syrel in Cagayan De Oro, Philippines on 10 February 2009

i love spaghetti---i learn to love spaghetti more than i do from this song....its good and i am full of its humors..hahaha

By Jacob in Jacksonville on 26 February 2009

The song was inspired by children, i don't know who wrote the song but he told me in real person that children made up all the lyrics.

By Eleanor in America on 7 March 2009

i really like this song and i forgot the Lyrics so i looked it up

By Ana in Bradenton, Fl on 12 March 2009

completely forgot about this song until i saw it here..must sing to my son

By Hoho, Erack, And Paulo in New York City, United States on 22 March 2009

We love this song. We just sang the whole thing!

By Ana in New York City on 3 April 2009

My friend sang this song once. It's funny!

By Emily And Elisabeth in Des Plains on 13 April 2009

When me and my sister Elisabeth herd this song, we thought it would be so wierd if we tol our class mates. we are in fourth grade.

By Bob Pepscalph in Dallis Texis on 22 April 2009

love this song but lost my vioce in the navy and cant sing any more my mouth just ran away when i was about get hit by a cannon! dont worry i'm pulling your leg

By Mommy And Kayla in Reading Pa on 25 April 2009

My daughter learned this song in school, with her music teacher. I told her that I learned this song when I was her age. What a fun song!

By Katherine in Mars on 29 April 2009

my sister dropped her meatball at lunch.....when a boy was messing with the container! HA HA LOL!

By Phil&phillis in Chippawa, United States on 26 May 2009

Zes is r sheem song

By Artemis in Fowl Manor on 30 May 2009

I know another one. On top of a mountain all covered with snow I shot my poor teacher with a forty foot gun I shot her for fun I shot her with madness I shot her with glee I'd never have missed her, cause she weighed 643 I went to her funeral I went to her grave Some people threw flowers I threw a grenade I read in the paper that she wasn't quite dead So I took a bazooka And I blew off her head.

By Mary in Canada on 1 June 2009

i looked it up for a school talent show much better than the real one lol

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