Paroles de Inchworm (sesame street version)

The scene is a field with many yellow flowers. the inchworm, with numbers going down his back, and his caterpillar friend are crawling through the grass, inchworm carries a pencil and paper.

(spoken)

Inchworm: two and two are four. four and four are eight. eight and eight are sixteen. sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two.

(sung)

Inchworm: two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two

Caterpillar: 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

(they sing together in counterpoint)

Inchworm: two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two

Caterpillar: 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

(they smile at each other and leave the field)