<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Song That Doesn't End" (originally, "The Song That Doesn't End") is a self - referential and infinitely iterative children's song . The song appears in the album Lamb Chop's Sing - Along, Play - Along by puppeteer Shari Lewis . It is a single verse long song, written in an infinite - loop motif in a march style, such that it naturally flows in a cyclical fashion, repeating the same verse over and over . It is still a very popular tune, typically sung during long car journeys . The song was written by writer / composer Norman Martin in 1988 . Initially, some people started singing the song without understanding exactly what it was . However, they continued singing it just because it was a never ending song . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Original version </Th> <Th> Classical variation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> This is the song that doesn't end Yes, it goes on and on my friend Some people started singing it not knowing what it was And they'll continue singing it forever just because This is the song that doesn't end </P> </Td> <Td> <P> This is the song that doesn't end It just goes on and on my friends Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was And they'll continue singing it forever just because This is the song that doesn't end...</P> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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