Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine class of 2016 students parody “The Fox” by Ylvis for theĀ 107th Annual Second Year Show with “What Does the Spleen Do?”

The video is a parody of the hugely popular and trending video “The Fox,” which has nearly 300 million views on YouTube as of this writing. See below:

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Written by Will Lewis, Lydia Flier, Eddie Grom, and Ariana Metchik-Gaddis
Directed by Eddie Grom, Lydia Flier, and Ben Rome

Sound Production by Will Lewis
Filmed and Edited by Ben Rome

Choreography by Richard Ngo
Costumes by Lenka Ilcisin & Emily Simons

Singer 1: Will Lewis
Singer 2: Dan Brein
Surgeon: Ben Brush
Spleen: Richard Ngo
Patient: Molly Siegel
Students: Eddie Grom & Ariana Metchik-Gaddis

Dancers: Madelyn Ho, Jean Junior, Erica Kiemele, Snowy Liu, Alex Power-Hays, Kai Qiu, Margaret Soroka, Susan Wang, Leah Wibecan

Lyrics:
LungsĀ goĀ whoosh
HelpĀ youĀ breathe
KidneysĀ filter,Ā makeĀ yourĀ pee
GutĀ digests
AllĀ yourĀ food
AndĀ turnsĀ itĀ intoĀ poo
TheĀ heartĀ fillsĀ up
WithĀ lotsĀ ofĀ blood
PumpsĀ itĀ outĀ likeĀ lubĀ dubĀ dub
ButĀ there’sĀ oneĀ thing
ThatĀ noĀ oneĀ knows…
What Does the Spleen Do?

Ring-dingĀ­-dingĀ­-ding-Ā­dingeringeding!
GeringĀ­-ding-Ā­dingĀ­-dingĀ­-dingeringedingĀ­!
Gering-Ā­ding-Ā­Secret Male Uterus!
WhatĀ theĀ spleenĀ do?
WaĀ­-paĀ­-paĀ­-pa-Ā­pa-Ā­pa-Ā­pow!
Wa-Ā­pa-Ā­pa-Ā­pa-pa-Ā­pa-Ā­pow!
WaĀ­-pa-pa-pa-Magic Powers!
WhatĀ theĀ spleenĀ do?
Hatee-Ā­hatee-Ā­hatee-Ā­ho!
Possibly a backup tongue!
Hatee-Ā­hatee-Ā­hatee-Ā­ho!
WhatĀ theĀ spleenĀ do?
JoffĀ­-tchoff-Ā­tchoffo-Ā­tchoffoĀ­-tchoff!
TchoffĀ­-tchoff-Ā­tchoffo-Ā­tchoffoĀ­-tchoffĀ­!
JoffĀ­-tchoff-Ā­tchoff-Vestigial Fin!
WhatĀ doesĀ theĀ spleenĀ do?

BigĀ blueĀ veins
LymphyĀ nodes
LotsĀ ofĀ blood
inĀ lotsĀ ofĀ Ā holes
KindĀ ofĀ shaped likeĀ Brazil
AndĀ yourĀ texture’sĀ suchĀ aĀ thrill
YourĀ pulp is red
SoĀ beautiful
LikeĀ aĀ kidney inĀ disguise
IfĀ youĀ canĀ live
withoutĀ yourĀ spleen
CanĀ yourĀ spleenĀ liveĀ withoutĀ you-Ā­ou-ou-Ā­ou-Ā­ou?
You-Ā­ou-Ā­ou-Ā­ou-Ā­ou?
You-Ā­ou-Ā­ou-Ā­ou-Ā­ou?
How could your spleen live without you-ou-ou-ou-Ā­ou?
You-Ā­ou-Ā­ou-Ā­ou-Ā­ou?
You-Ā­ou-Ā­ou-Ā­ou-Ā­ou?
What does the spleen do?

Jacha-Ā­chachaĀ­-chachaĀ­-chow!
Chacha-Ā­chacha-Ā­chacha-Ā­chow!
Storage for your extra teeth!
WhatĀ theĀ spleenĀ do?
Fraka-Ā­kaka-Ā­kaka-Ā­kaka-Ā­kow!
Fraka-kaka-kaka-Making Babies!
Fraka-kaka-kaka-Babies Babies!
WhatĀ theĀ spleenĀ do?
A-Ā­hee-Ā­aheeĀ haĀ­hee!
A-Ā­hee-Ā­aheeĀ haĀ­hee!
A-Ā­hee-Ā­aheeĀ ha-Third eye!
WhatĀ the spleen do?
AĀ­-oo-Ā­oo-Ā­oo-Ā­ooo!
AĀ­-oo-Ā­oo-Ā­oo-Ā­ooo!
What the spleen do?

TheĀ secretĀ ofĀ theĀ Spleen
AncientĀ mystery
SomewhereĀ behindĀ theĀ stomach
IĀ knowĀ you’reĀ hiding
WhatĀ isĀ yourĀ role?
WillĀ weĀ everĀ know?
WillĀ alwaysĀ beĀ aĀ mystery
WhatĀ doĀ youĀ do?
You’reĀ myĀ guardianĀ organ
HidingĀ inĀ theĀ peritoneum
WhatĀ do you do?
WillĀ weĀ everĀ know?
IĀ wantĀ to…
I want to…
I want to know!

Maybe it filters the blood?
Nah, man, that’s crazy
Yeah

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