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*** GRAMMAR ROCK *** (1973)

A Noun Is A Person, Place, Or Thing

Music & Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
Sung by: Lynn Ahrens
Animation: Phil Kimmelman and Associates

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Well every person you can know,

And every place that you can go,

And any thing that you can show,

You know they're nouns.

A noun's a special kind of word,

It's any name you ever heard.

I find it quite interesting,

A noun's a person, place or thing.

Oh I took a train, took a train,

To another state.

The flora and the fauna that I saw were really great.

But when I saw some bandits chasing the train,

I was wishing I was back home again.

I took a train, took a train,

To another state.

Well every person you can know...

<Like a bandit or an engineer.>

And every place that you can go...

<Like a state or a home.>

And any thing that you can show...

<Like animals and plants or a train.>

You know they're nouns

You know they're nouns, oh!

Mrs. Jones is a lady on Hudson Street.

She sent her dog to bark at my brother and me.

We gave her dog a big fat bone,

And now he barks at Mrs. Jones.

She's a lady who lives on Hudson Street.

Well every person you can know...

<Mrs. Jones, a lady or a brother.>

And every place that you can go...

<Like a street or a corner.>

And anything that you can show...

<Like a dog or a bone.>

Well you know they're nouns

You know they're nouns, oh!

I took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty.

My best friend was waiting there for me.

(He took an early ferry.)

We went for a walk on the island you know,

And in the middle of summer it started to snow when...

I took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty.

Well every person you can know...

<Like a friend or the captain of a ship.>

And every place that you can go...

<An island or a sea.>

And anything that you can show...

<Like a statue, a ferry or snow.>

Well you know they're nouns

You know they're nouns, oh!

I put a dime in the drugstore record machine.

Oldie-goldies started playing - you know what I mean.

I heard Chubby Checker, he was doing the twist,

And the Beatles and the Monkees

It goes like this.

I put a dime in the drugstore record machine.

Well every person you can know...

<The Beatles and the Monkees; Chubby Checker.>

And every place that you can go...

<Like a neighborhood or a store.>

And anything that you can show...

<Like a dime or a record machine.>

Well you know they're nouns.

A noun's a special kind of word,

It's any name you ever heard.

I find it quite interesting,

A noun's a person, place or thing.

A noun is a person, place or thing.

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*** GRAMMAR ROCK *** (1973)

Verb: That's What's Happening

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Zachary Sanders
Animation: Phil Kimmelman and Associates

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I get my thing in action                  >> Verb!
To be, to sing, to feel, to live...       >> Verb!  That's what's
                                          >>   happenin'!
I put my heart in action                  >> Verb!
To run, to go, to get, to give...         >> Verb!  You're what's
                                          >>   happenin'!
That's where I find satisfaction, yeah!   >> Yeah!
To search, to find, to have, to hold...   >> Verb!  To be bold!
When I use my imagination                 >> Verb!
I think, I plot, I plan, I dream...
Turning in towards creation               >> Verb!
I make, I write, I dance, I sing...
When I'm feelin' really active            >> Verb!
I run, I ride, I swim, I fly!
Other times when life is easy             >> Ohhh!
I rest, I sleep, I sit, I lie...          >> Verb!  That's what's
                                          >>   happening!

I can take a noun and bend it...
Give me a noun!                           >> Bat, ball, rake, and plow
Make it a verb and really send it!        >> Show me how!
Ohh, I don't know my own power!           >> Verb!
I get my thing in action...               >> Verb!
In being...                               >> Verb!
In doing...                               >> Verb!
In saying...

<A verb expresses action, being or state of being.>
>> <A verb makes a statement.>
<Yeah, a verb tells it like it is!>       >> Verb!  That's what's
                                          >>   happenin'!

I can tell you when it's happenin'!       >> Past, present, future
                                          >>   tense!
Tell you more about what's happenin'.     >> Say it so it makes
                                          >>   some sense!
Oh!  I can tell you *who* is happenin'.   >> Verb you're so intense!
Hey, every sentence has a subject.        >> Noun: person, place or
                                          >>   thing!
Find that subject, where's the action?    >> Verb can make the subject
                                          >>   zing!
Take the subject, what is it?             >> What?
What's done to it?                        >> What?
What does it say?                         >> Verb!  You're what's
                                          >>   happenin'!
I can question like, "What is it?"        >> Verb!  You're so
                                          >>   demanding!
I can order like, "Go get it!"            >> Verb!  You're so
                                          >>   commanding!
When I hit, I need an object!             >> Verb, hit!  Hit the ball!
When I see, I see the object!             >> Do you see that %"Berlin
                                          >>   Wall"?%

<If you can see it, man, put the ball over the fence, man!  Go 'head,
 on!  Yeah, alright!  What?!  He hit it!  It's goin'... it's goin'...
 it's gone! What?!>

I get my thing in action!                 >> Verb!  That's what's
                                          >>   happening!
To work...                                >> Verb!
To play...                                >> Verb!
To live...                                >> Verb!
To love!

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*** GRAMMAR ROCK *** (1973)

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Adverbs Here

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Bob Dorough
Animation: Phil Kimmelman and Associates

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Hmmmmm... hmmmmm... hmmmmm!!!

<Ready pop?>

<Yep.>

<Ready son?>

<Mmm hmm!>

<Let's go.>

<Let's go!>

<One, two...>

Lolly Lolly Lolly, get your adverbs here!

Lolly Lolly Lolly, got some adverbs here!

Come on down to Lolly's, get the adverbs here!

You're going to need

If you write or read

Or even think about it.

Lolly Lolly Lolly, get your adverbs here!

Got a lot of Lolly, jolly adverbs here!

Anything you need

And we can make it absolutely clear!

An adverb is a word... <That's all it is, and there's a lot of 'em!>

That modifies a verb... <Sometimes a verb! Sometimes...>

It modifies an adjective,

Or else another adverb.

And so you see that it's positively, very, very, necessary.

Lolly Lolly Lolly, get your adverbs here!

Father, son and Lolly selling adverbs here!

Got a lot of adverbs and we make it clear,

So come to Lolly!

<Hello, folks. This is Lolly Senior, saying we have every adverb in

the book, so come on down and look!>

<Hello, folks. Lolly Junior here. Suppose your house needs painting.

How are you going to paint it? That's where the adverb comes in.

We can also give you a special intensifier so you can paint it very

neatly or rather sloppily.>

<Hi. Suppose you're going nut-gathering. Your buddy wants to know

where and when. Use an adverb and tell him.)

Get your adverb...

Use it with an adjective, it says much more.

Anything described can be described some more.

Anything you'd ever need is in the store,

And so you choose very carefully

Every word you use.

Use it with a verb it tells us how you did.

Where it happened, where you're going, where you've been.

Use it with another adverb at the end, and even more...

How, where, or when, condition or reason...

These questions are answered

When you use an adverb...

<Come and get it!>

Lolly Lolly Lolly, get your adverbs here!

Quickly quickly quickly, get your adverbs here!

Slowly surely really, learn your adverbs here!

You're going need 'em

If you read 'em,

If you write or talk or think about it.

Lolly...

>> <If it's an adverb we have it at Lolly's!

>> Bring along your old adjectives too, like slow, soft and sure.

>> We'll fit them out with our "l-y" attachment,

>> And make perfectly good adverbs out of them!>

Get your adverbs here!

>> <Lots of good tricks at Lolly's, so come on down!>

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly!

>> <Adverbs deal with manner, place, time...>

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly!

>> <Condition, reason...>

Father Son and Lolly!

>> <Comparison, contrast...>

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly!

>> <Enrich your language with adverbs!>

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly!

<Besides, they're absolutely free!>

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly!

>> <At your service!>

Indubitably!

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*** GRAMMAR ROCK *** (1973)

Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla

Music: Bob Dorough
Lyrics: Kathy Mandary
Sung by: Jack Sheldon
Animation: Kim and Gifford Productions

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Now I have a friend named Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla,

And I could say that "Rufus found a kangaroo

That followed Rufus home

And now that kangaroo belongs...

To Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla."

Whew! I could say that, but I don't have to!

Because I got pronouns, I can say,

"He found a kangaroo that followed him home

And now it is his."

You see, "he", "him" and "his" are pronouns

Replacing the noun "Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla",

A very proper noun,

And "it" is a pronoun replacing the noun "kangaroo"!

%Now comma...%

Now Rufus has a sister named Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla,

If she found a kangaroo I'd say to you

"She found a kangaroo that followed her home

And now it is hers."

But I can't say that...

'Cause she found an aardvark

That fell in love with her and they're so happy.

And my name is Albert Andreas Armadillo

<No relation to the Sarsaparillas...>

Because of pronouns I can say

"I wish she would find a rhinoceros for me,

And we'd be happy."

You see, a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun.

'Cause saying all those nouns over and over

Can really wear you down.

Now I could tell you "Rafaella Gabriela

and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and

Albert Andreas Armadillo found

An aardvark, a kangaroo and a rhinoceros.

And now that aardvark and that kangaroo

And that rhinoceros belong respectively to:

Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla

And Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla

And Albert Andreas Armadillo."

Whew! Because of pronouns I can say, in this way,

"We found them and they found us,

And now they are ours and we're so happy!"

<Thank you pronoun!!>

You see, a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun.

'Cause saying all those nouns over and over

Can really wear you down.

Sometimes when we take them all on the bus,

People really raise a fuss.

They start shouting out loud pronouns at us, like:

"*Who* brought that rhinoceros on the bus?" and

"*What* made that horrible noise?" and

"Which one of 'em's getting off first?"

"Who", "what" and "which" are special pronouns

That can ask a question

In the sense where you do not know the name of the noun.

But I know!

I have mine and she has hers and he has his,

Do you have yours?

They love us and we love them.

What's ours is theirs, that's how it is with friends.

And pronouns, you are really friends. Yeah!

'Cause saying all those nouns over and over

Can really wear you down.

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*** GRAMMAR ROCK *** (1973)

Unpack Your Adjectives

Music & Lyrics: George R. Newall
Sung by: Blossom Dearie
Animation: Phil Kimmelman and Associates

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Got home from camping last spring.

Saw people, places and things.

We barely had arrived,

Friends asked us to describe

The people, places and every last thing.

So we unpacked our adjectives.

I unpacked "frustrating" first.

Reached in and found the word "worst".

Then I picked "soggy" and

Next I picked "foggy" and

Then I was ready to tell them my tale.

'Cause I'd unpacked my adjectives.

Adjectives are words you use to really describe things,

Handy words to carry around.

Days are sunny or they're rainy

Boys are dumb or else they're brainy

Adjectives can show you which way.

Adjectives are often used to help us compare things,

To say how thin, how fat, how short, how tall.

Girls who are tall can get taller,

Boys who are small can get smaller,

Till one is the tallest

And the other's the smallest of all.

We hiked along without care.

Then we ran into a bear.

He was a hairy bear,

He was a scary bear,

We beat a hasty retreat from his lair.

And described him with adjectives.

>> <Whoah! Boy, that was one big, ugly bear!>

<You can even make adjectives out of the other parts of speech, like

verbs or nouns. All you have to do is tack on an ending, like "ic"

or "ish" or "ary". For example, this boy can grow up to be a huge

man, but still have a boyish face. "Boy" is a noun, but the ending

"ish" makes it an adjective. "Boyish": that describes the huge

man's face. Get it?>

Next time you go on a trip,

Remember this little tip:

The minute you get back,

They'll ask you this and that,

You can describe people, places and things...

Simply unpack your adjectives.

You can do it with adjectives.

Tell them 'bout it with adjectives.

You can shout it with adjectives.

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*** GRAMMAR ROCK *** (1973)

Conjunction Junction

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Jack Sheldon
Animation: Phil Kimmelman and Associates

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>> Conjunction Junction, what's your function?

Hooking up words and phrases and clauses.

>> Conjunction Junction, how's that function?

I got three favorite cars

That get most of my job done.

>> Conjunction Junction, what's their function?

I got "and", "but", and "or",

They'll get you pretty far.

"And":

That's an additive, like "this and that".

"But":

That's sort of the opposite,

"Not this *but* that".

And then there's "or":

O-R, when you have a choice like

"This or that".

"And", "but", and "or",

Get you pretty far.

>> Conjunction Junction, what's your function?

Hooking up two boxcars and making 'em run right.

Milk and honey, bread and butter, peas and rice.

>> Hey that's nice!

Dirty but happy, digging and scratching,

Losing your shoe and a button or two.

He's poor but honest, sad but true,

Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

>> Conjunction Junction, what's your function?

Hooking up two cars to one

When you say something like this choice:

"Either now or later"

Or no choice:

"Neither now nor ever"

>> Hey that's clever!

Eat this or that, grow thin or fat,

Never mind, I wouldn't do that,

I'm fat enough now!

>> Conjunction Junction, what's your function?

Hooking up phrases and clauses that balance, like:

Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

He cut loose the sandbags,

But the balloon wouldn't go any higher.

Let's go up to the mountains,

Or down to the sea.

You should always say "thank you",

Or at least say "please".

>> Conjunction Junction, what's your function?

Hooking up words and phrases and clauses

In complex sentences like:

<"In the mornings, when I am usually wide awake,

I love to take a walk through the gardens and down by the lake,

Where I often see a duck and a drake,

And I wonder as I walk by

Just what they'd say if they could speak,

Although I know that's an absurd thought.">

>> Conjunction Junction, what's your function?

Hooking up cars and making 'em function.

>> Conjunction Junction, how's that function?

I like tying up words and phrases and clauses.

>> Conjunction Junction, watch that function.

I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.

>> Conjunction Junction, what's your function?

I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.

>> Conjunction Junction, what's your function?

I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.

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*** GRAMMAR ROCK *** (1973)

Interjections!

Music & Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
Sung by: Essra Mohawk
Animation: Phil Kimmelman and Associates

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>> <Cough!  Cough!  Cough!>

When Reginald was home with flu, (uh huh)
The doctor knew just what to do:
He cured the infection,
With one small injection,
While Reginald uttered some interjections:

>> <Hey!  That smarts!
>>  Ouch!  That hurts!
>>  Yow!  That's not fair, giving a guy a shot down there!>

Interjections        >> <Hey!>
Show excitement,     >> <Yow!>
Or emotion.          >> <Ouch!>
They're generally set apart from a sentence
By an exclamation point,
Or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong.  Mmmm...

Though Geraldine played hard to get,  (uh huh)
Geraldo knew he'd woo her yet.
He showed his affection,
Despite her objections,
And Geraldine hollered some interjections:

>> <Well!  You've got some nerve!
>>  Oh!  I've never been so insulted in all my life!
>>  Hey!  You're kinda cute!>

Interjections        >> <Well!>
Show excitement,     >> <Oh!>
Or emotion.          >> <Hey!>
They're generally set apart from a sentence
By an exclamation point,
Or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong.

So when you're happy    >> <Hurray!>
Or sad                  >> <Aw!>
Or frightened           >> <Eeeeeek!>
Or mad                  >> <Rats!>
Or excited              >> <Wow!>
Or glad                 >> <Hey!>
An interjection starts a sentence right!

The game was tied at seven all, (uh huh)
When Franklin found he had the ball.
He made a connection,
In the other direction,
And the crowd starting shouting out interjections:

>> <Aw!  You threw the wrong way!>
>> <Darn!  You just lost the game!>
>> <Hurray!  I'm for the other team!>

Interjections        >> <Aw!>
Show excitement,     >> <Darn!>
Or emotion.          >> <Hurray!>
They're generally set apart from a sentence
By an exclamation point,
Or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong.

So when you're happy    >> <Hurray!>
Or sad                  >> <Aw!>
Or frightened           >> <Eeeeeek!>
Or mad                  >> <Rats!>
Or excited              >> <Wow!>
Or glad                 >> <Hey!>
An interjection starts a sentence right!

Interjections        >> <Hey!>
Show excitement,     >> <Hey!>
Or emotion.          >> <Hey!>
They're generally set apart from a sentence
By an exclamation point
or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong.

Interjections!
Show excitement!
Or emotion!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah... yea!!

>> <Darn, that's the end.>

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*** MULTIPLICATION ROCK *** (1973)

Two Elementary, My Dear

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Bob Dorough
Animation: Paul Kimmelman and Associates

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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?>

Elementary, my dear, two time two is four.

Elementary, my dear, two time three is six.

Elementary, my dear, two time four is eight.

Elementary, my dear, two time 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.

Elementary, my dear, two time six is twelve.

Elementary, my dear, two time seven is fourteen.

Elementary, my dear, two times eight is sixteen.

Elementary, my dear, two times nine is eighteen.

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 build it 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.

Elementary, my dear, two time two is four. Woo!

Elementary, my dear, two time three is six. Yeah.

Elementary, my dear, two time four is eight. Woo!

Elementary, my dear, two time five is ten. Yeah.

<Now, if you want to multiply two times 174, or some big number like

that... Two times 174 equals two times 100 plus two times 70 plus

two times 4, that's all. So two times 174 equals 200 plus 140 plus

8, or, 348. It's elementary!>

Elementary... elementary...

Twice 32 is 64, elementary. Twice 33 is 66, elementary.

Twice 34 is 68, elementary. Twice 35 is 70, elementary.

Yeah, yes! It's elementary, yeah....

<Now, what's two times 98?>

>> <Aww, that's hard!>

<No, it's very simple. Two times 98 equals two times a hundred,

minus two times two. That's 200 minus four: 196. Elementary.>

Forty days and forty nights, didn't it rain, children?

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*** MULTIPLICATION ROCK *** (1973)

Three Is A Magic Number

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Bob Dorough
Animation: Focus Design, Inc.

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Three is a magic number.

Yes it is, it's a magic number.

Somewhere in the ancient, mystic trinity

You get three as a 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.

That's a magic number.

It takes three legs to make a tri-pod or to make a table stand.

It takes three wheels to make a ve-hicle called a tricycle.

Every triangle has three corners,

Every triangle has three sides,

No more, no less.

You don't have to guess.

When it's three you can see it's a magic number.

A man and a woman had a little baby.

Yes, they did.

They had three in the family.

That's a magic number.

3, 6, 9... 12, 15, 18... 21, 24, 27... 30.

3, 6, 9... 12, 15, 18... 21, 24, 27... 30.

>> <Multiply backwards from three times ten.>

Three time ten is... >> 30

Three times nine is... >> 27

Three times eight is... >> 24

Three times seven is... >> 21

Three times six is 18, three times five is 15

Three times four is twelve

And three times three is nine and three times two is six.

And three times one is three of course.

>> <Now take the pattern once more.>

>> <Three!>

3, 6, 9.

>> <Twelve.>

12, 15, 18.

>> <Twenty-one.>

21, 24, 27... 30.

>> <Now multiply from 10 backwards.>

Three times ten is... >> 30

Three times nine is 27

Three times eight is... >> 24

Three times seven is... >> 21

Three times six is 18, three times five is 15,

Three times four is twelve

And three times three is nine and three times two is six.

And three times one... <What is it?>

>> <Three!>

<Yeah> That's a magic number.

A man and a woman had a little baby.

Yes, they did.

They had three in the family.

That's a magic number.

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*** MULTIPLICATION ROCK *** (1973)

The Four-Legged Zoo

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Bob Dorough
Animation: Paul Kimmelman and Associates

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We went to the four-legged zoo,

To visit our four-footed friends.

>> Lions and tigers, cats and dogs,

>> A goat and a cow and a couple of hogs

A rhinoceros and of course a hippopotamus,

And, oh yes, a horse.

>> An elk and a bison and a gnu or two,

>> Giraffes and elephants, quite a few.

A llama, alpaca, bicuna too,

Zebras, xebexes, and one big kudu.

It was swell! >> <I liked the gazelles!>

>> <Now Miss Simpson said...>

>> <She teaches school, you know.>

>> <Yeah, she took us there!>

>> <Well Miss Simpson said...>

>> <If you counted every head on these quadripeds,

>> 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 a really groovy zoo.>

>> <But, anyway, what Miss Simpson said,

>> It was a good chance to work with our fours in our head.

>> One, two, three, four!>

I'll take a lion... >> One times four

He's got four legs and maybe a roar.

>> Gimme two camels, that's two times four

>> Eight legs walking 'cross the desert floor.

A tiger and a lamb and a fat kudu

We got three times four >> Equals 12 %legs too%

But then I had to subtract when that tiger was through... Rowwwr!

Four four-footed friends, no matter who

Would have 16 legs, And it's always true...

>> That four times four equals 16.

>> Five times four is 20.

<Now a coach and six, if you were Cinderella, would have you home

by midnight, if those 24 legs ran fast as lightning...>

>> Six times four equals 24...

>> Seven times four equals 28...

Anyone knows that, who cares about seven.

And 8 antelope have 32 legs 'cause eight times four is 32.

Here come a small herd of buffalo,

They say they're gettin' extinct, y'know.

>> I can count nine, that's 36 legs, Nine times four equals 36.

>> Here comes a baby buffalo.

That's good! That's ten.

And ten times four, y'know, is 40....

Eleven coyotes >> Eleven times four,

Went slinking over the prairie floor on all of their legs...

>> Equals 44.

Now twelve times four is as high as we go...

>> Twelve times four equals 48.

But there were so very very many many more

Animals standing there by the gate.

But we'd have to use a pencil if we counted them all

And we really had fun, and we saw every one:

>> A bear, a cougar, a jackal, a yak,

>> A fox, some deer, and a sweet giraffe

But I can't remember how many, many more,

But we multiplied them all by four.

And some of them thanked us with a roar.

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*** MULTIPLICATION ROCK *** (1973)

Five, Ready Or Not, Here I Come

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Bob Dorough
Animation: Paul Kimmelman and Associates

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<Now everybody try to find a good hiding place.

This old tree is gonna be the base.

I'm gonna close my eyes, and hide my face,

And count to a hundred by fives.

Ready, go!>

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80,

85, 90, 95, 100, ready or not, here I come.

Apples, peaches, pumpkin pie,

Who's not ready, haller "Aye"... >> <Aye!>

<Aw, alright, I'll count it again, but ya better get hid, kid.

Here we go:>

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80,

85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120. <There.>

A bushel o' wheat, and a bushel o' rye,

Who's not hid, haller "Aye"....

Twenty nickels makes a dollar.

I didn't hear any anybody haller.

Five times twenty is one hundred,

Everybody got to be hid.

All eyes open, here I come. Woo!

<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 got.

Ok, let's count it together. Count on your fingers, one finger

for each count out loud. Get set, ready, go!>

5, 10, 15, 20...

<Stop! 20. You got four fingers, see, that means four times five

is 20. Let's try another one. Get set, ready, go!>

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35...

<Stop! 35. Seven fingers, that's right, seven times five is 35.

Okay, let's try a longer one. Now when you run out of fingers, at

50, you see, because ten times five is 50, then start over with the

same fingers and remember that you owe 10. Get set, ready, go.>

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60...

<Stop! Ten and two, right? That's twelve fingers, 12 times five

is 60. See how it works?

Now you may notice that if you multiply five by an even number, your

product will end in zero, and if you multiply five by an odd number,

your product will end in five.

Ok, now let's do one more game of counting by fives on our fingers.

This is a long one. Keep going. Get set, ready, go!>

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85...

<Stop! 85 -- seventeen fingers.

Look at that boy with 17 fingers stickin' up. How d'ya do that,

kid? Anyway, five times 17 *is* 85.

See, that's three fives short of a hundred. If you had three more

nickels, 15 cents, then added the 15 to the 85, you'd get a hundred.

Right?>

Cause five times 20 is 100,

Everybody gotta be hid, it's...

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80,

85, 90, 95, 100. Ready or not -- here I come!

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*** MULTIPLICATION ROCK *** (1973)

I Got Six

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Grady Tate
Animation: Paul Kimmelman and Associates

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I got six, that's all there is.

>> Six time one is six; one times six.

He got six. I put mine with his, and we got twelve.

>> Six time two is twelve; two times six.

I got six, you got six, she got six.

<We got eighteen altogether, if we can get 'em all together.>

>> Six time three is eighteen; three times six.

I got six in my right hand, six in my left hand, six on my head.

<You got six in your pocket. Put 'em all on the floor, that's 24.>

>> Six time four is 24; four times six.

I got six red hens, they laid five eggs each.

<All the eggs hatched out and the yard was full of 30 little chicks.>

>> Six time five is 30; five times six.

One fine day, they all started in to lay.

<I got 36 eggs, and I took 'em in the house, and I put 'em in boxes.

Six eggs each, six boxes.>

>> Oh, six times six is 36; six times six.

<Goin' to the candy store...

I'll take six of these, and six of those,

And six of them, and six of the others.

And also six of the red, six of the white, and six of the blue.

Put 'em in one bag, that's 42.>

>> Six times seven is 42;

Seven times six.

>> Oh, goin' downtown, pickin' up sticks!

>> I made 8 tricks, and didn't miss a lick.

Six times eight is 48; eight times six.

Nine hungry men had six dollars each. >>Awwh!

<That's 54 bucks, but they were outta luck,

'Cause 54 bucks won't buy dinner downtown, not for nine.>

Then there were six hungry men, they had nine dollars each. >>Yeah!

<And they went downtown, and the waiter said "Sit down,"

For it makes a big difference how you spread it around.>

>> Six time nine is 54; nine times six.

See that prince over there? >>Yeah!

The one with the fuzzy hair.

<He got six rings on every finger.

He don't wash no dishes, not with 60 diamonds.>

>> Six time ten is 60; ten times six.

He brought along eleven camels, ain't that nice? >>Ain't that nice?

<Each one loaded down with six casks of oil and spice.

Brought quite a price.>

>> Six time eleven is 66; eleven times six.

He had twelve wives, he better be rich!

<Each one had six kids, six children each.>

>> Six time twelve is 72; twelve times six.

But me, I got six. >> I got six!

That's all there is. >> That's all there is!

Six times one is six; one times six.

I got six! >> I got six!

That's all there is. >> That's all there is!

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*** MULTIPLICATION ROCK *** (1973)

Lucky Seven Sampson

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Bob Dorough
Animation: Paul Kimmelman and Associates

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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 guess I love to play, and pass the time away.

'Cause I was born 'neath a lucky star!

<They said I'd go far...>

Makin' people happy, that's my favorite game,

Lucky Seven is my natural name.

Slippin' and slidin' my whole life through

Still I get everything done that I got to do.

'Cause I was born 'neath a lucky star!

<School is where you are? Aww, that's not hard, lemme show ya

something.>

You multiply seven time one,

I got seven days to get that problem done.

Multiply seven time two,

Take 14 laughs when you're feelin' blue.

Multiply seven time three,

A 21-day vacation, you can play with me.

Multiply seven time four,

You got 28 days, that's-a one month more,

To pay the mortgage on your store, don't worry!

<Somethin'll turn up, yeah!>

Multiply seven time five,

I don't know how you did it, but man alive, that's 35.

Multiply seven time six,

Grab a stick and make-a 42 clickety-clicks.

Multiply seven time seven,

Take 49 steps right up to seventh heaven.

Multiply seven time eight,

They got 56 flavors and I just can't wait...

Multiply seven time nine,

63 musicians, all friends of mine.

Multiply seven time ten,

And that brings you right back to 70 again.

<You know, I think that's important, there's a trick there

somewhere...>

Multiply seven time eleven,

Even a rabbit knows that 70 plus 7.

Multiply seven time twelve,

You got 84, and isn't that swell.

I'm gonna try seven times 13 just for fun:

70 plus 21.

Seven times 14 must be great,

Well, exactly that's-a 70 plus 28.

Seven times 15, man alive,

That's 70 plus 35, a hundred and five!

<Man, this stuff is simple, no jive, you got it! Now I gotta fly.

'Scuse me folks, I'm sayin' goodbye,

I sure do thank you for the huckleberry pie.

Take it home, boys!>

Remember Lucky Seven Samson, that's my natural born name,

If you should ask me again, I'll 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... Bye!>

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*** MULTIPLICATION ROCK *** (1973)

Figure Eight

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Blossom Dearie
Animation: Paul Kimmelman and Associates

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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.

One times eight is two times four.

Four times four is two times eight.

If you skate upon thin ice,

You'd be wise, if you looked twice

Before you made another single move.

One times eight is eight, two times eight is 16

Three times eight is 24, four times eight is 32

And five times eight is 40, you know.

Six times eight is 48, seven times eight is 56,

Eight times eight is 64, nine times eight is 72,

And ten times eight is 80, that's true.

Eleven times eight is 88, and twelve times eight is 96.

Now here's a chance to get off on your new math tricks:

'Cause twelve times eight is the same as ten times eight

Plus two times eight:

<80 plus 16, ninety-six!>

One times eight is eight, two times eight is 16

Three times eight is 24, four times eight is 32

And five times eight is 40, you know.

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.

Place it on its side and it's a symbol meaning infinity.

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*** MULTIPLICATION ROCK *** (1973)

Naughty Number Nine

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Grady Tate
Animation: Paul Kimmelman and Associates

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Number nine will put you on the spot.

Number nine will tie you up in a knot.

When you're trying, multiplyin' by nine

You might give it everything you 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 multiplying 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.

I mean, eight times nine is 80 minus eight,

And seven times nine is 70 minus seven,

And six times nine is 60 minus six.

You could use those tricks.>

Cause you must have some secret

Way you can beat it,

Or else you'll %need it%

With naughty number nine.

<Of course, it doesn't hurt to know the table of nines by memory.

It goes like this:>

One times nine is nine, and two times nine is 18.

Mean ol' number nine.

Three times nine is 27, and four times nine is 36.

Five times nine is 45, and six times nine is 54,

And seven times nine is 63.

Eight times nine is 72, and nine times nine is 81,

And ten times nine is 90.

<Now the digit sum is always equal to nine.

I mean, if you add two and seven, the digits, you get nine:

the digit sum. That's true of any product of nine.

If they don't add up, you've made a mistake.>

'Cause you must have some secret way you can check it

Or else you'll wreck it

With naughty, nasty, mean ol' number nine.

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*** MULTIPLICATION ROCK *** (1973)

Zero, My Hero

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Bob Dorough
Animation: Focus Design, Inc.

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>> <Zero?>

<Yeah. Zero is a wonderful thing. In fact, zero is my hero.>

>> <How can zero be a hero?>

<Well, there are all kinds of heroes, you know.

A man can get to be a hero for a famous battle he fought.

Or by studying very hard and becoming a weightless astronaut.

And then there are heroes of other sorts,

Like the heroes we know from watching sports.

But a hero doesn't have to be a grown up person, you know.

A hero can be a very big dog who comes to your rescue.

Or a very little boy who's smart enough to know what to do.

But let me tell you about my *favorite* hero...>

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?

That's why, with only ten digits, including zero,

You could count as high as you could ever go...

Forever, towards infinity...

No one ever gets there, but you could try.

10 billion zeros,

From the cavemen till the heroes who invented you,

They counted on their fingers and toes

<And maybe some sticks and stones>

>> <Or rocks and bones>

<And their neighbors' toes, yeah>

And nobody really knows

How wonderful you are,

Why we could never reach the star,

Without you, zero, my hero,

Zero, how wonderful you are.

Place one zero after any number,

And you've multiplied that number by 10.

See how easy that is?

Place two zeros after any number,

And you've multiplied that number by 100.

See how simple that is?

Place three zeros after any number,

And you've multiplied that number by 1000.

Et cetera, et cetera.

Ad infinitum, ad astra, forever, and ever,

With zero, my hero, how wonderful you are!

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*** MULTIPLICATION ROCK *** (1973)

The Good Eleven

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Bob Dorough

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Good, good, good, good... the good eleven

It's almost as easy as multiplying by one.

Good, good, good, good eleven

Yes, eleven almost makes multiplication fun.

Some people get up at a quarter till seven

Other people I've met, till 8:45 or nine.

But I'm happy just a-hanging there till eleven.

Cause eleven has always been a friend of mine.

Good, good, good, good eleven

Never gave me any trouble till after nine.

Good, good, good, good eleven

Eleven will always be a friend of mine.

Now when you get a change to multiply by eleven,

It's almost as easy as multiplying by one.

You don't even have to use a pencil when you use eleven.

And eleven almost makes multiplication fun.

You know why?

Because you get those funny-looking double-digit-doojies as an answer.

Like 22, 33, 44 and 55.

66, 77, 88, and 99 is your answer

When you multiply 11 by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

Good, good, good, good eleven

Never gave me any trouble till after nine.

Good, good, good, good eleven

I can always get the answer easy every time.

Now eleven times ten is the same is ten times eleven.

It's 110, no matter what you do.

And 121 is the answer to eleven times eleven.

And eleven times twelve is 132.

Eleven thirteens are 143 now (that's-a 1-4-3).

Eleven fourteens are 154 (dig it, that's 1-5-4),

1-6-5 and 1-7-6 are fifteen and sixteen.

You'd better pick up on the latter 'cause I ain't got time to tell you

any more.

I've got a date with the good eleven...

She never gave me any trouble till after nine.

Good, good, good, good eleven

Yes, eleven will always be a friend of mine!

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*** MULTIPLICATION ROCK *** (1973)

Little Twelvetoes

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Bob Dorough

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Now if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand, he'd also have

12 toes or so the theory goes. Well, with twelve digits, I mean

fingers, he probably would have invented two more digits when he

invented his number system. Then, if he saved the zero for the end,

he could count and multiply by twelve just as easily as you and I do

by ten.

Now if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand, he'd probably

count: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, dek, el,

doh. "Dek" and "el" being two entirely new signs meaning ten and

eleven. Single digits! And his twelve, "doh", would be written 1-0.

Get it? That'd be swell, for multiplying by 12.

Hey little twelvetoes, I hope you're well.

Must be some far-flung planet where you dwell.

If we were together, you could be my cousin,

Down here we call it a dozen.

Hey little twelvetoes, please come back home.

Now if man had been born with 6 fingers on each hand, his children

would have 'em too. And when they played hide-and-go-seek they'd

count by sixes fast. And when they studied piano, they'd do their

six-finger exercises. And when they went to school, they'd learn the

golden rule, and how to multiply by twelve easy: just put down a

zero. But me, I have to learn it the hard way.

Lemme see now:

One times 12 is twelve, two times 12 is 24.

Three times 12 is 36, four times 12 is 48, five times 12 is 60.

Six times 12 is 72, seven times 12 is 84.

Eight times 12 is 96, nine times 12 is 108, ten times 12 is 120.

Eleven times 12 is 132, and 12 times 12 is 144. WOW!

Hey little twelvetoes, I hope you're thriving.

Some of us ten-toed folks are still surviving.

If you help me with my twelves, I'll help you with your tens.

And we could all be friends.

Little twelvetoes, please come back home.

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*** HISTORY ROCK *** (1974)

No More Kings

Music & Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
Sung by: Lynn Ahrens

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Rockin' and a-rollin',

Splishin' and a-splashin'

Over the horizon,

What can it be?

The pilgrims sailed the sea

to find a place to call their own.

In their ship Mayflower,

They hoped to find a better home.

They finally knocked on Plymouth Rock

And someone said, "We're there!

It may not look like home,

But at this point I don't care."

Oh, they were missin' Mother England

They swore their loyalty until the very end.

"Anything you say king, it's okay king,

You know it's kind of scary on your own.

Gonna build a new land the way we planned

Could you help us run it till it's grown?"

They planted corn you know,

They built their houses one by one.

And bit by bit they worked

Until the colonies were done.

They looked around, yeah, up and down,

And someone said, "Hurray!

If the king could only see us now,

He would be proud of us today."

They knew that now they'd run their own land,

But George the Third still vowed

He'd rule them till the end.

"Anything I say, do it my way now,

Anything I say do it my way.

Don't you get to feelin' independent,

Cause I'm gonna force you to obey."

He taxed their property,

He didn't give them any choice.

And back in England,

He didn't give them any voice.

<That's called taxation without representation, and it's not fair.>

But when the colonies complained,

The king said, "I don't care!"

"He even has the nerve to tax our cup of tea!

To put it kindly king, we really don't agree.

Gonna show you how we feel,

We're gonna dump this tea...

And turn this harbor into

The biggest cup of tea in history!"

They wanted no more Mother England.

They knew the time had come for them to take command.

"It's very clear you're being unfair, king,

No matter what you say we won't obey.

Gonna hold a revolution now, king,

And we're gonna run it all our way!"

With no more kings...

<We're gonna elect a president!>

No more kings...

<He's gonna do what the people want!>

No more kings...

<We're gonna run things our way!>

No more kings...

<No one's gonna tell us what to do!>

No more kings!

Rockin' and a-rollin',

Splishin' and a-splashin'

Over the horizon,

what could it be?

Looks like it's going to be

A free country.

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*** HISTORY ROCK *** (1974)

The Shot Heard Round The World

Music & Lyrics: Bob Dorough
Sung by: Bob Dorough

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<The British are comin'! The British are comin'!>

Now the ride of Paul Revere

Set the nation on its ear,

And the shot at Lexington

Heard round the world.

When the British fired

In the early dawn,

The War of Independence had begun,

The die was cast, the rebel flag unfurled.

And on to Concord marched the foe,

To seize the arsenal there you know,

Waking folks, searching all around.

Till our militia stopped them in their tracks,

At the Old North Bridge, we turned them back

And chased those Redcoats back to Boston town.

And the shot heard round the world

Was the start of the revolution.

The minutemen were ready, on the move.

Take your powder, take your gun,

Report to General Washington,

Hurry men, there's not an hour to lose.

Now at famous Bunker Hill,

Even though we lost, it was quite a thrill.

The rebel Colonel Prescott proved he was wis