The Inchworm Songtext
von John Lithgow

This is a song about an inchworm
He′s called an inchworm because he's exactly one inch long
He′s very good at arithmetic
And you can use him to measure the marigolds
Now you be the inchworm and sing his song about arithmetic
It goes like this

Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two
You try it
Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two
That's right


Inchworm, inchworm
Measuring the marigolds
You and your arithmetic
You'll probably go far
Inchworm, inchworm
Measuring the marigolds
Seems to me you′d stop and see
How beautiful they are

Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two
Everybody sing now
Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two

Inchworm, inchworm
Measuring the marigolds
You and your arithmetic
You′ll probably go far
Inchworm, inchworm
Measuring the marigolds
Seems to me you'd stop and see
How beautiful they are


Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Seems to me you′d stop and see
How beautiful they are
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two
Seems to me you'd stop and see
How beautiful you are