This page features a video of the poem “MY PIG WON’T LET ME WATCH TV”, prescribed under the Karnataka State Syllabus for 3rd Standard English First Language. Along with its summary in three languages and transliterated songs. It serves as a valuable learning resource for students and parents, with each song accompanied by its respective lyrics for easy sing-along. The synchronized lyrics help learners follow and recite the song as it progresses, making memorization and learning by heart easier, more effective, and enjoyable.
Lyrics
English
My pig won’t let me watch T.V.
It’s totally unfair.
He watches anything he wants
But doesn’t even share.
I never get to watch cartoons
Or anything like that.
He’s busy watching farming
shows.
I should have got a cat.
I should have got a goldfish
Or a guinea pig or goat.
Instead I’ve got this pig
Who’s always hogging the remote.
It’s totally unfair.
He watches anything he wants
But doesn’t even share.
I never get to watch cartoons
Or anything like that.
He’s busy watching farming
shows.
I should have got a cat.
I should have got a goldfish
Or a guinea pig or goat.
Instead I’ve got this pig
Who’s always hogging the remote.
Summary
This humorous poem describes a child who cannot watch
television because a pet pig controls the remote. The pig watches
whatever it wants, especially farming shows, and refuses to share the
television. The child jokingly wishes for a cat, goldfish, guinea pig,
or goat instead. The poem plays on the idea of a pig “hogging” the
remote. Its humour comes from treating the animal like a selfish
television viewer.
television because a pet pig controls the remote. The pig watches
whatever it wants, especially farming shows, and refuses to share the
television. The child jokingly wishes for a cat, goldfish, guinea pig,
or goat instead. The poem plays on the idea of a pig “hogging” the
remote. Its humour comes from treating the animal like a selfish
television viewer.
Author
Kenn Nesbitt