Mary Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) are American a… Read Full Bio ↴Mary Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) are American actresses and entrepreneurs. They are fraternal twins who have appeared in television and films since infancy. Since then, they have attained international fame through numerous television programs, films, interviews, as well as commercial endorsements. As a rule, they appear together, and have filmed movies worldwide, including in London, Sydney, Paris, New York City and Rome.

They are reported to be worth $150 million each.[1] The twins were named as the "Most Powerful Young Women in Hollywood" by the industry publication Hollywood Reporter.

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Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Lyrics

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A goose and a goose make two geese.
A moose and a moose make two meese?
A mouse and a mouse make two mice.
A grouse and a grouse make grice? Greece.

One buffalo, two buffali.
Sounds good give it a try.
It may be wrong, it still might fly.

One buffalo, two buffali.

I don't think so.

An ox and an ox make oxen.
A fox and a fox make foxen?
A cow and a cow make cattle.
A sow and a sow make sattle? Seattle?

One kangeroo, two kangeri
Works for me, give it a try.
May be wrong, it still might fly.
One kangeroo, two kangeri.

A whole bunch of cricetts make a racket.
A whole pack of jackels make a jacket.
Bucks make a bucket.
Ducks make a ducket.
A whole bunch of duckets make a quacket?
Why not.

A pooch and a pooch make two peach.
A leach and a leach make two looch?
A roach and a roach make two reach.
A priest and a priest make what - preach?

One carraboo, two carrabi.
I love it, give it a try.
May be wrong, still might fly.
One carraboo, two carrabi.

12 inch worms make a foot worm.
Its one long skinny shaped worm.
Two foot worms make a feet worm.
That you measure with a tape worm.

A gnu and a gnu make two gnee.
A shrew and a shrew make two shree?
A pair of canaries, how sweet.
That's called a Parakeet.

One cocka two.
Two cocka four.
Why don't you make up some more.
Adding an S, oh what a snore.
One cocka two.
Two cocka four.

One buffalo, two buffali.
One karaboo, two karabi.
One kangeroo, two kangeri.
One buffaloo, two buffali.

Mary-Kate, what's a whole lot of baby tooths?
Baby teeth.
Ok, what's a whole lot of Baby Ruths?
Baby Reeth.

A lot of hippos?
Hippies.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "One Buffalo Two Buffali" by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is a light-hearted and comical song about the plural forms of various animals, as the twins try to figure out the correct way to pluralize words that may not necessarily have a proper plural form. The song begins with simple pluralization like "goose" to "geese" and "mouse" to "mice" but as they progress, they realize that some words don't have a proper plural form like "buffalo" to "buffali" or "kangaroo" to "kangeri" etc. The lyrics suggest that pluralizing certain words can be confusing and sometimes arbitrary. At best, it is an amusing way that the Olsen twins used to teach children the plural forms of words.

The song is structured as a conversation between the twins as they try to figure out what the plural forms of animals are. They make guesses, some of which are intentionally incorrect, and they laugh along the way. The tone of the song is comical and light-hearted, with the use of wordplay and rhyming adding to its musical whimsy. The refrain of the song "One buffalo, two buffali" appears multiple times, along with its variations, reminding us of the song's central theme.

Line by Line Meaning

A goose and a goose make two geese.
When you have two geese, you call them geese.

A moose and a moose make two meese?
If you have two moose, should you call them meese? (Hint: No)

A mouse and a mouse make two mice.
If you have two mice, you can call them mice.

A grouse and a grouse make grice? Greece.
When you have two grouse, the word for them (if there is one) is unknown. The lyrics suggest that Greece could be a possibility, but that's not likely.

One buffalo, two buffali.
The lyrics are suggesting that 'buffali' could be the plural of 'buffalo', even though it's not correct.

Sounds good give it a try.
The lyrics are encouraging listeners to try out using 'buffali' to see if it will catch on.

It may be wrong, it still might fly.
Even though 'buffali' is not correct, it could still be a popular term if people start using it.

I don't think so.
This is a response to the previous lines, indicating that the singer doesn't believe 'buffali' is a correct plural form of 'buffalo'.

An ox and an ox make oxen.
If you have two oxen, that is the correct term to use.

A fox and a fox make foxen?
The lyrics are essentially asking if 'foxen' is a correct plural form of 'fox'. It's not.

A cow and a cow make cattle.
If you have two cows, together they make up the group of animals known as cattle.

A sow and a sow make sattle? Seattle?
The lyrics are suggesting that 'sattle' or 'Seattle' might be possible plural forms of 'sow', but neither of these is correct.

One kangeroo, two kangeri
The lyrics suggest that 'kangeri' could be the plural of 'kangaroo', but it's not.

Works for me, give it a try.
These lyrics are encouraging listeners to try using 'kangeri', even though it's not correct.

May be wrong, it still might fly.
'Kangeri' might become a popular term for the plural of 'kangaroo' even if it's not correct.

A whole bunch of cricetts make a racket.
When you have a lot of crickets in one place, it can be a noisy experience.

A whole pack of jackels make a jacket.
This is just a silly phrase that doesn't really have any meaning.

Bucks make a bucket.
If you have enough 'bucks' (meaning dollar bills), you can fill up a bucket with them.

Ducks make a ducket.
This is a play on words - 'ducket' sounds like 'ducket', which could be a container for ducks.

A whole bunch of duckets make a quacket?
The lyrics are suggesting that if you have a lot of 'duckets', they might make a sound like 'quacket'. This is just playful wordplay, not meant to be taken seriously.

Why not.
This is a response to the lyrics suggesting that lots of 'duckets' might make a 'quacket' noise, indicating that it's a silly idea but not entirely impossible.

A pooch and a pooch make two peach.
This is a playful rhyme - 'pooch' rhymes with 'peach'.

A leach and a leach make two looch?
This is another playful rhyme, but 'looch' is not really a word.

A roach and a roach make two reach.
Another playful rhyme - 'roach' sounds like 'reach'.

A priest and a priest make what - preach?
This is a question asking if 'preach' could be a plural form of 'priest'. It's not.

One carraboo, two carrabi.
The lyrics are suggesting that 'carrabi' could be a plural form of 'caribou', but it's not correct.

I love it, give it a try.
These lyrics are encouraging listeners to try using 'carrabi' even though it's not correct.

12 inch worms make a foot worm.
This is a silly phrase suggesting that if you put enough 12-inch worms together, you could create one long 'foot worm'.

Its one long skinny shaped worm.
These lyrics are just explaining what a 'foot worm' would look like if you created one out of 12-inch worms.

Two foot worms make a feet worm.
If you took two 'foot worms' and put them together, you would have a larger, compound worm that could be called a 'feet worm'.

That you measure with a tape worm.
This is an amusing twist on the phrase 'tape measure' - instead, you'd be measuring the 'feet worm' with a 'tape worm' (which is an intestine parasite).

A gnu and a gnu make two gnee.
The lyrics are suggesting that 'gnee' could be the plural of 'gnu', but it's not correct.

A shrew and a shrew make two shree?
This is a playful rhyme, but 'shree' is not really a word.

A pair of canaries, how sweet.
This line is introducing the idea of a pair of canaries, which is significant because of the line that follows.

That's called a Parakeet.
This line is a twist on words - when you put 'pair of canaries' together, you get 'parakeet' (although a parakeet is actually a different bird altogether).

One cocka two.
These lyrics are just repeating a silly phrase - 'cocka' is not really a word, and neither is 'two cocka four'.

Two cocka four.
This is the second line of the silly phrase.

Why don't you make up some more.
The lyrics are encouraging listeners to come up with their own silly rhymes and phrases.

Adding an S, oh what a snore.
This line is suggesting that simply adding an 's' to the end of a word to create a plural form is boring.

One buffalo, two buffali.
The song repeats this line a few times to emphasize the idea that 'buffali' is not a correct plural form of 'buffalo', although it might sound fun to say.

One karaboo, two karabi.
These lyrics suggest that 'karabi' might be a plural form of 'caribou', but it's not correct.

One kangeroo, two kangeri.
These lyrics suggest that 'kangeri' might be a plural form of 'kangaroo', but it's not correct.

One buffaloo, two buffali.
This is just another silly twist on the idea of the plural form of 'buffalo', suggesting that maybe it's 'buffaloo'.

Mary-Kate, what's a whole lot of baby tooths?
This line is posing a question to Mary-Kate Olsen, asking what the plural form of 'baby tooth' would be if there were a lot of them.

Baby teeth.
This is Mary-Kate's response, which is correct.

Ok, what's a whole lot of Baby Ruths?
This line is posing a similar question, but this time about a candy bar called Baby Ruth.

Baby Reeth.
This is just a playful twist on words in response to the previous question.

A lot of hippos?
This line is posing yet another question about what the plural form of a specific noun would be.

Hippies.
This is the answer to the previous question, which is a playful twist on words (as 'hippies' are not actually the plural form of 'hippo'.)

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