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"When Robert Fulton made the steamboat go, When Marconi gave us wireless radio, When Henry Ford cranked up his first automo, When Samuel Slater showed us how the factories go, And all the iron and oil and coal and steel and Yankee don't you know, They made this country really grow, grow, grow, grow, With Mother Necessity and where would we be Without the inventions of your progeny?"
"Guess I got the idea right here at school. Felt like a fool when they called my name, Talkin' about the government and how it's arranged, Divided in three like a circus. Ring one, Executive, Two is Legislative, that's Congress. Ring three, Judiciary. See it's kind of like my circus, circus."
"Helpin' wash the dishes And I drop a cup. Why does everything fall down Instead of up? Ridin' up a hill I spill And hit the ground. Wish I could fall up instead of always falling down."
"I'm a victim of gravity. Everything keeps fallin' down on me. No matter where I go That forces that I know, Just a pullin' me down, down, down, down, down. It's all around town now, It's like a magnet deep inside the ground. When I lift something up, I can feel it pulling down."
"They say our solar system is centered 'round the sun, Nine planets, large and small, parading by. But somewhere out in space, There's another shining face That you might see some night up in the sky. Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl, A solar system Ms. from a future world, She travels like a rocket with her comet team And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen, No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen."
"She's been to the Sun, it's a lot of fun, It's a hot-spot, It's a gas. Hydrogen and helium in a big, bright, glowing mass. It's a star, it's a star! So Janet got an autograph!"
"Mercury was near the Sun so Janet stopped by, But the mercury on Mercury was much too high, So Janet split for Venus, but on Venus, she found She couldn't see a thing for all the clouds around. Earth looked exciting, kind of green and inviting, So Janet thought she'd give it a go. But the creatures on that planet looked so very weird to Janet, She didn't even dare to say hello."
""It's a bird!" "It's a plane!" "Why, it must be a UFO!" But it was Interplanet Janet. She's a galaxy girl, A solar system Ms. from a future world She travels like a rocket with her comet team And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen."
"Mars is red and Jupiter's big And Saturn shows off its rings. Uranus is built on a funny tilt And Neptune is its twin, And Pluto, little Pluto, is the farthest planet from the Sun."
"They say our solar system is not alone in space. The Universe has endless mysteries. Some future astronaut May find out that what he'd thought Was a shooting star instead turned out to be... Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl, A solar system Ms. from a future world, She travels like a rocket with her comet team. And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen, No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen!"
"I'm a machine, you're a machine Everybody that you know You know, they are machines. To keep your engine running you need energy For your high-powered, revved-up body machine. Your high-powered, revved-up body machine."
"There's a great new craze that's sweeping the nation Come on, do the Circulation! It starts with your heart, what a great sensation, Yeah, come do it, circulate! Out through your arteries, in through your veins, Your heart pumps your blood then it does it again. Come on, everybody, get it on, everybody. Circulation! So come on, everybody, get it on, everybody. Circulation!"
"Energy... Sometimes I think I'm runnin' out of energy Seems like we use an awful lot for Heatin' and lightin' and drivin' Readin' and writin' and jivin' Energy ... You'd think we'd be savin' it up."
"Energy ... We're looking to try and find some new kinds. Energy ... Exploring to try and make a new find. Nuclear and thermal and solar, If we miss we'll get colder and colder. Energy ... We've gotta stop usin' you up."
"Minus bones you're just a blob, Being framework's their main job. All your organs, muscles, too, They need your bones to hold them safe and sound inside for you. Your heart and lungs are tucked away, In there behind your ribs. Those bones have been protecting them Since we were little kids."
"When you're in the dark and you want to see, You need uh... Electricity, Electricity Flip that switch and what do you get? You get uh... Electricity, Electricity Every room can now be lit With just uh... Electricity, Electricity"
"Hey, there's a telegraph line, You got yours and I got mine. It's called the nervous system, And everybody understands Those telegram commands And you know that everybody better listen!"
"The central nervous system Is the brain and the spine. The brain controls the system And the spine is the line. Telegrams come in To tell what's happening to you, Then telegrams go out To tell your body what to do"
"Gotta get me some dollars and sense, Dollars and sense; Them green-back bills with the pictures of the Presidents."
"Here's the song I'm doing, gonna fill in you all about tax. Tax is that familiar melody, simple and true. Hum it if you've earned a dollar or two. Bucks in billions for the government for whatever they do. Anyone who earns a living gives more than a few. So schools can be their best, so our roads will have no cracks; Someone fix those train tracks! I hear you callin' Uncle and I'm payin' my tax."
"We can stop buying groceries, But that might be a mistake; 'Cause eating is a habit I'd be loath to try and break."
"We can stop paying income tax, But they might send me to jail. And if we don't pay the mortgage, Then they'll take our house; Then where would we get our mail?"
"If not for all these bills and taxes, Our income would more than suffice. I feel like a real big cheese Until everybody takes a slice!"
"Well there goes my allowance. I didn't plan ahead. I made some bad choices, and I compared prices too late. I guess I'll have to find a way to earn some more. But that shouldn't be too hard. Maybe I can do an extra household chore; Like wash the car, Or mop the floor, Or maybe help clean up the back yard."
"I still get seven-fifty once a week. But now I learned some money management technique. And I can save enough To buy some real cool stuff. And I made my little fortune so to speak, On only seven-fifty, once a week. That's my allowance. Seven-fifty once a week."
"There's something huge Red, white, and blue That's grazing in D.C. It's gobbling up the taxes That are paid by you and me It doesn't seem to notice We really can't afford The billions that it's costing us To pay its room and board"
"It doesn't roam But seems content To dwell on Capitol Hill As long as trucks keep pulling up With tons of green-back bills We've got to feed the big guy We really can't forget It has an awesome appetite Tyrannosaurus Debt."
"I'll give you this for that That for this We'll make a trade called "barter" I'll give you this for that That for this We'll have it made with barter."
"Today we use cash and spend with ardor But that doesn't mean we don't still barter When a football team needs a pulling guard Or a kid like you is into trading cards."
"Take this for that That for this Bills and coins are smarter But when you pay for that Remember this It all started out with barter."
"You gotta be cool When you're walkin' on Wall Street Like goin' to school You learn a lot every day And this is the rule When you're walkin' on Wall Street Buy low, sell high Take a piece of the pie That's the Wall Street way."
"The check's in the mail The check is in the mail And it ought to be there Tuesday without fail If you have got a bill to pay Or something you need to buy Just write the check and send it off in the mail"
"Three is a magic number, Yes it is, it's a magic number. Somewhere in the ancient, mystic trinity You get three can't you see it's the magic number."
"The past and the present and the future. Faith and Hope and Charity, The heart and the brain and the body Give you three as a magic number."
"A man and a woman had a little baby. Yes they did, there were three in the family, And that's a magic number."
"My hero, Zero, such a funny little hero, But till you came along, We counted on our fingers and toes. Now you're here to stay And nobody really knows How wonderful you are. Why we could never reach a star, Without you, Zero, my hero, How wonderful you are."
"What's so wonderful about a zero? It's nothing, isn't it? Sure, it represents nothing alone. But place a zero after 1 And you've got yourself a 10. See how important that is? When you run out of digits, You can start all over again. See how convenient that is?"
"Elementary, my dear, two times two is four. Elementary, my dear, two times three is six. Elementary, my dear, two times four is eight. Elementary, my dear, two times five is ten.Two times one is two, of course. And it must occur to you, You get an even number Every time you multiply by two."
"Two times ten is twenty, eleven twice is twenty-two, Double twelve that's twenty-four, thirteen twice is twenty-six, Fourteen twice is twenty-eight, fifteen twice is thirty, now you're buildin' up on thirty: Sixteen twice is thirty-two, elementary. Seventeen twice is thirty-four, elementary. Eighteen twice is thirty-six, elementary. Nineteen twice is thirty-eight, elementary. Twenty twice is forty, and it must occur to you, You can double any number, all you do is multiply by two..."
"Forty days and forty nights, Didn't it rain, children? Not a speck of land in sight, Didn't it, didn't it rain. But Noah built the ark so tight, They sailed on, children. And when at last the waters receded, And the dove brought back the olive tree leaf, He landed that ship near Mount Ararat, And one of his children grabbed Noah's robe and said "Hey Dad, how many animals on this old ark anyway, huh?""
"Now Miss Simpson said... She teaches school, you know - Yeah, she took us there. Well, Miss Simpson said - If we counted every head on these quadrupeds, Then multiplied that number by four, We'd know how many feet went through the door, If we turned 'em all loose. Oh no, don't do that! It's really a groovy zoo. But, anyway, what Miss Simpson said, It was a good chance to work on our fours in our head. One, two, three, four!"
"Multiplying by five is a little like countin' by five. In fact, if you counted along on your fingers as you counted out loud by fives, your fingers would tell you how many fives you've got."
"I got six. That's all there is. Six times one is six, one times six.He got six. I put mine with his and we got twelve. Six times two is twelve, two times six."
"Now you can call me Lucky, 'cause Lucky's my name. Singin' and dancin', that's my game. I never did a whole day's work in my life, Still everything seems to turn out right. Like a grasshopper on a summer's day, I just love to play, And pass the time away, 'Cause I was born 'neath a lucky star. They said I'd go far."
"Remember Lucky Seven Sampson, that's my natural born name. If you should ask me again, I'd have to tell you the same. You'll wake up tomorrow, you'll be glad that I came 'Cause you'll be singin' one of the songs that I sang. So keep a happy outlook and be good to your friend, And maybe I'll pass this way again. Maybe!"
"Figure eight as double four, Figure four as half of eight. If you skate, you would be great If you could make a figure eight. That's a circle that turns 'round upon itself."
"Number nine will put you on the spot. Number nine will tie you up, oh, in a knot. When you're tryin', Multiplyin' by nine, You might give it everything you've got And still be stopped. If you don't know some secret way you can check on, You'll break your neck on Naughty number nine."
"Now the first thing to keep in mind, When you're multiplyin' by nine Is that it's one less than ten. You see, nine is the same as ten minus one. So you could multiply your number by ten, And then subtract the number from the result, And you'd get the same product As if you'd multiplied by nine And you knew it."
"Good, good, good, good, the good eleven, yeah It's almost as easy as multiplyin' by one. Good, good, good, good eleven. (Mmmm) Yes, eleven almost makes multiplication fun."
"Some people get up at a quarter till seven, Other people lie abed till 8:45 or nine. But I'm happy just to hang in there till eleven, 'Cause eleven has always been a friend of mine."