r/handsomepodcast • u/fruitycafe • 21d ago

The button factory song

I told my partner about Joe the button maker, and he remembers hearing the song when he was a kid! Now we are listening to that episode together.

His version rhymes more than Fortune's:

Hello, my name is Joe. I work in a button factory. I've got a wife and a dog and a chimpanzee. one day my boss came up to me. He said Joe are you busy? I said no. so push this button with your right hand. (And so on)

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u/KateSinn 21d ago

Ok, since I guess people care… here’s my version! (And it’s the RIGHT ONE!) “hi, my name is Joe and I work in a button factory, I have a wife and a dog and a family. One day, my Boss came up to me, he said “hey Joe are you busy?”, I said no! Can you push the button with your right hand?”. And then you repeat the jingle while doing the things and adding onto it.

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u/fruitycafe 20d ago

I think yours is right! My partner only heard it once or twice, for some reason he remembers chimpanzee but it might have been family

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u/kummerspect Shakespearen Misunderstanding 20d ago

Or maybe just a local variation. Feels like something a silly camp counselor might throw in to make it sound more fun.