Here’s A Looney Tune Song Fun Fact!
- "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" did NOT originate with Looney Tunes, It even has its own lyrics that are different than the ones Daffy sing. Here is a link to a YouTube video with people singing the (slightly modified for gender) original lyrics
- Similarly, "Merrily We Roll Along" did not originate with Merrie Melodies. It was a song from a show of the same name in 1934, sung and co-written by Ed Cantor. It was first repurposed with different lyrics in the cartoons "Billboard Frolics" (1935) and "Toy Town Hall" (1936) before becoming the Merrie Melodies theme.
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