Tom Lehrer
180426274.gif

You can't take three from two,
Two is less than three,
So you look at the four in the tens place.
Now that's really four tens
So you make it three tens,
Regroup, and you change a ten to ten ones,
And you add 'em to the two and get twelve,
And you take away three, that's nine.
Is that clear?

Now instead of four in the tens place
You've got three,
'Cause you added one,
That is to say, ten, to the two,
But you can't take seven from three,
So you look in the hundreds place.

From the three you then use one
To make ten ones...
(And you know why four plus minus one
Plus ten is fourteen minus one?
'Cause addition is commutative, right!)...
And so you've got thirteen tens
And you take away seven,
And that leaves five...

Well, six actually...
But the idea is the important thing!

Now go back to the hundreds place,
You're left with two,
And you take away one from two,
And that leaves...?

Everybody get one?
Not bad for the first day!

Hooray for New Math,
New-hoo-hoo Math,
It won't do you a bit of good to review math.
It's so simple,
So very simple,
That only a child can do it!

Now, that actually is not the answer that I had in mind, because the
book that I got this problem out of wants you to do it in base
eight. But don't panic! Base eight is just like base ten really -
if you're missing two fingers! Shall we have a go at it?
Hang on...

You can't take three from two,
Two is less than three,
So you look at the four in the eights place.
Now that's really four eights,
So you make it three eights,
Regroup, and you change an eight to eight ones
And you add 'em to the two,
And you get one-two base eight,
Which is ten base ten,
And you take away three, that's seven.
Ok?

Now instead of four in the eights place
You've got three,
'Cause you added one,
That is to say, eight, to the two,
But you can't take seven from three,
So you look at the sixty-fours...

Sixty-four? "How did sixty-four get into it?" I hear you cry!
Well, sixty-four is eight squared, don't you see? (Well, ya ask a
silly question, ya get a silly answer!)

From the three, you then use one
To make eight ones,
You add those ones to the three,
And you get one-three base eight,
Or, in other words,
In base ten you have eleven,
And you take away seven,
And seven from eleven is four!
Now go back to the sixty-fours,
You're left with two,
And you take away one from two,
And that leaves...?

Now, let's not always see the same hands!
One, that's right.
Whoever got one can stay after the show and clean the erasers.

Hooray for New Math,
New-hoo-hoo Math!
It won't do you a bit of good to review math.
It's so simple,
So very simple,
That only a child can do it!

Come back tomorrow night...we're gonna do fractions!

Y'know, I've often thought I'd like to write a mathematics textbook someday because I have a title that I know will sell a million copies; I'm gonna call it Tropic of Calculus


Mirror lyrics:

Y'know, I've often thought I'd like to write a mathematics textbook someday because I have a title that I know will sell a million copies; I'm gonna call it Tropic of Calculus

Come back tomorrow night...we're gonna do fractions!

That only a child can do it!
So very simple,
It's so simple,
It won't do you a bit of good to review math.
New-hoo-hoo Math!
Hooray for New Math,

Whoever got one can stay after the show and clean the erasers.
One, that's right.
Now, let's not always see the same hands!

And that leaves...?
And you take away one from two,
You're left with two,
Now go back to the sixty-fours,
And seven from eleven is four!
And you take away seven,
In base ten you have eleven,
Or, in other words,
And you get one-three base eight,
You add those ones to the three,
To make eight ones,
From the three, you then use one

silly question, ya get a silly answer!)
Well, sixty-four is eight squared, don't you see? (Well, ya ask a
Sixty-four? "How did sixty-four get into it?" I hear you cry!

So you look at the sixty-fours...
But you can't take seven from three,
That is to say, eight, to the two,
'Cause you added one,
You've got three,
Now instead of four in the eights place

Ok?
And you take away three, that's seven.
Which is ten base ten,
And you get one-two base eight,
And you add 'em to the two,
Regroup, and you change an eight to eight ones
So you make it three eights,
Now that's really four eights,
So you look at the four in the eights place.
Two is less than three,
You can't take three from two,

Hang on...
if you're missing two fingers! Shall we have a go at it?
eight. But don't panic! Base eight is just like base ten really -
book that I got this problem out of wants you to do it in base
Now, that actually is not the answer that I had in mind, because the

That only a child can do it!
So very simple,
It's so simple,
It won't do you a bit of good to review math.
New-hoo-hoo Math,
Hooray for New Math,

Not bad for the first day!
Everybody get one?

And that leaves...?
And you take away one from two,
You're left with two,
Now go back to the hundreds place,

But the idea is the important thing!
Well, six actually...

And that leaves five...
And you take away seven,
And so you've got thirteen tens
'Cause addition is commutative, right!)...
Plus ten is fourteen minus one?
(And you know why four plus minus one
To make ten ones...
From the three you then use one

So you look in the hundreds place.
But you can't take seven from three,
That is to say, ten, to the two,
'Cause you added one,
You've got three,
Now instead of four in the tens place

Is that clear?
And you take away three, that's nine.
And you add 'em to the two and get twelve,
Regroup, and you change a ten to ten ones,
So you make it three tens,
Now that's really four tens
So you look at the four in the tens place.
Two is less than three,
You can't take three from two,


Relevant Tags:
1180426274.gif 80426274.gif 810426274.gif 280426274.gif 2180426274.gif 1280426274.gif q80426274.gif q180426274.gif 1q80426274.gif
1880426274.gif 10426274.gif 108426274.gif 190426274.gif 1980426274.gif 1890426274.gif 1u0426274.gif 1u80426274.gif 18u0426274.gif
1i0426274.gif 1i80426274.gif 18i0426274.gif 170426274.gif 1780426274.gif 1870426274.gif 1800426274.gif 18426274.gif 184026274.gif
18p426274.gif 18p0426274.gif 180p426274.gif 189426274.gif 1809426274.gif 18o426274.gif 18o0426274.gif 180o426274.gif 1804426274.gif
18026274.gif 180246274.gif 180526274.gif 1805426274.gif 1804526274.gif 180e26274.gif 180e426274.gif 1804e26274.gif 180r26274.gif
180r426274.gif 1804r26274.gif 180326274.gif 1803426274.gif 1804326274.gif 1804226274.gif 18046274.gif 180462274.gif 180436274.gif
1804236274.gif 1804q6274.gif 1804q26274.gif 18042q6274.gif 1804w6274.gif 1804w26274.gif 18042w6274.gif 180416274.gif 1804126274.gif
1804216274.gif 1804266274.gif 18042274.gif 180422674.gif 180427274.gif 1804276274.gif 1804267274.gif 18042t274.gif 18042t6274.gif
180426t274.gif 18042y274.gif 18042y6274.gif 180426y274.gif 180425274.gif 1804256274.gif 1804265274.gif 1804262274.gif 18042674.gif
180426724.gif 180426374.gif 1804263274.gif 1804262374.gif 180426q74.gif 180426q274.gif 1804262q74.gif 180426w74.gif 180426w274.gif
1804262w74.gif 180426174.gif 1804261274.gif 1804262174.gif 1804262774.gif



HOME
Popular Songs:
illuminator

vil du vekke tonen min

headlines (friendship never ends)

little kids

om du vill ha mig

i lieg am ruckn

palais royal (duet with alain souchon)

some people never know

not your enemy

a devil among the tailors

hã¤mmennys ja viha

today i started loving you again

open hands to the wind

if i fell

fãƒâ¼r immer die menschen

cornerpiece

silent night

spazz

i don't mind

wish i was a train

(C) 2012 MirrorLyrics. All rights reserved. contact us