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BUZZY BROWN

Buzzy Brown came home from town

As crazy as a loon,

He wore a purple overcoat

And sang a Sunday tune.

Buzzy Brown came home from town

As proud as he could be,

He found three doughnuts and a bun

A-growing on a tree.

 

[NOTES] This rhyme does not make sense. It is funny and makes children laugh. Buzzy Brown is the name of a man who is not normal so he does and sees things that other people do not. English speakers sometimes call these people loony.

crazy—someone who is not normal in the head

loon—(short for lunatic)—crazy person

tune—song

proud—thinks highly of himself

doughnuts, bun—bread

a-growing—growing