MATHS SONG (LYRICS)
(Written by Shivranjani Kumari of Mayo College Girls School)
VERSE 1~
AS I COME HOME FROM SCHOOL
I LOOK AROUND, FOR SOMETHING COOL
I NEED A FAN, IT’S TOO HOT!
I PICK MY MATHS TEXTBOOK FROM THE SPOT
AS I WATCH IT, I WONDER
WHY DO I SEE LIGHTNING, EARLIER THAN THUNDER?
WE ALL THINK MATHS IS SUCH A, BIG BORE
BECAUSE OF ALL THE- HOMEWORK LOAD
I LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT SIGNS
THERE ARE SOMETHINGS, WHICH I CAN’T DENY
CHORUS~
MATHS IS BAD, MATHS IS GOOD
MATHS DOES, WHAT IT SHOULD
FROM TIK-TOK, ON THE CLOCK
TO SHOPPING, IN THE SHOP
MATHS IS HERE, MATHS IS THERE
MATHS IS, MATHS IS EVERYWHERE!
VERSE 2~
NEXT THING, I KNOW
I SEE SOMEONE, WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR
I SAY WHY ARE YOU HERE AND WHAT FOR?
HE SAYS I DON’T MULTIPLY, I DIVIDE
I AM THE HONEST, DIVISION SIGN
NEXT THING, I SEE HIS FRIEND TOO
I WATCH HIM AS HE SITS, IN THE LIVING ROOM
HE SAYS I AM THE OPPOSITE OF MY FRIEND,
I HAVE A MULTIPLE, NOT A DIVIDEND
AND I SAID, YOU DON’T ADD, YOU DON’T DIVIDE
THEN YOU MUST BE THE MULTIPLICATION SIGN!
THEN I SEE HIS BROTHER WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR
COMING FROM WHERE HE WAS BEFORE
AND HE SAID THAT YOU WOULD BE SAD
IF YOU COULDN’T RUN AND JUMP AND ADD
A 1 PLUS A 2 MAKES A 3
IT’S EASY TO ADD AS YOU CAN SEE
THEN HE HELD A GLASS FULL OF WINE
AND CALLED HIMSELF THE ADDITION SIGN!
I SEE SOMEONE APPEARING FROM THE BLUE
AND SHE SAID THAT, SHE WAS A RELATIVE TOO!
HE SAID THAT SUBTRACTION IS JUST TAKE AWAY
AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT EVERYONE SAYS!
HE SAID 10 MINUS 1 IS ALWAYS 9
AND I SAID YOU MUST BE THE SUBTRACTION SIGN!
CHORUS~
MATHS IS BAD, MATHS IS GOOD
MATHS DOES, WHAT IT SHOULD
FROM TIK-TOK, ON THE CLOCK
TO SHOPPING, IN THE SHOP
MATHS IS HERE, MATHS IS THERE
MATHS IS, MATHS IS EVERYWHERE!
VERSE 3~
NEXT THING I SAW WAS THREE PAIRS OF TWINS,
THEY WERE SMALL MEDIUM AND BIG!
ONE PAIR WAS SMALL, AND VERY CUTE
THE OTHER WAS BIG AND CALLED THEMSELVES COOL DUDES!
THE OTHER WAS PRETTY AND VERY VAIN
SEEMED LIKE SHE KNEW HOW TO PLAY HER GAME
THEY ALL ARE VERY USEFUL, WHEN YOU NEED THEM
ONE SOLVED FIRST THEN THE SECOND
CHORUS~
MATHS IS BAD, MATHS IS GOOD
MATHS DOES, WHAT IT SHOULD
FROM TIK-TOK, ON THE CLOCK
TO SHOPPING, IN THE SHOP
MATHS IS HERE, MATHS IS THERE
MATHS IS, MATHS IS EVERYWHERE!
MATHS IS IN ME, MATHS IS IN YOU
AFTER THIS SONG I HOPE YOU LOVE MATHS TOO!
NOW YOU KNOW WHATS BAD AND WHATS GOOD
AND YOU KNOW THAT MATHS ISN’T JUST A BOOK!
(Written by Shivranjani Kumari of Mayo College Girls School)
VERSE 1~
AS I COME HOME FROM SCHOOL
I LOOK AROUND, FOR SOMETHING COOL
I NEED A FAN, IT’S TOO HOT!
I PICK MY MATHS TEXTBOOK FROM THE SPOT
AS I WATCH IT, I WONDER
WHY DO I SEE LIGHTNING, EARLIER THAN THUNDER?
WE ALL THINK MATHS IS SUCH A, BIG BORE
BECAUSE OF ALL THE- HOMEWORK LOAD
I LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT SIGNS
THERE ARE SOMETHINGS, WHICH I CAN’T DENY
CHORUS~
MATHS IS BAD, MATHS IS GOOD
MATHS DOES, WHAT IT SHOULD
FROM TIK-TOK, ON THE CLOCK
TO SHOPPING, IN THE SHOP
MATHS IS HERE, MATHS IS THERE
MATHS IS, MATHS IS EVERYWHERE!
VERSE 2~
NEXT THING, I KNOW
I SEE SOMEONE, WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR
I SAY WHY ARE YOU HERE AND WHAT FOR?
HE SAYS I DON’T MULTIPLY, I DIVIDE
I AM THE HONEST, DIVISION SIGN
NEXT THING, I SEE HIS FRIEND TOO
I WATCH HIM AS HE SITS, IN THE LIVING ROOM
HE SAYS I AM THE OPPOSITE OF MY FRIEND,
I HAVE A MULTIPLE, NOT A DIVIDEND
AND I SAID, YOU DON’T ADD, YOU DON’T DIVIDE
THEN YOU MUST BE THE MULTIPLICATION SIGN!
THEN I SEE HIS BROTHER WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR
COMING FROM WHERE HE WAS BEFORE
AND HE SAID THAT YOU WOULD BE SAD
IF YOU COULDN’T RUN AND JUMP AND ADD
A 1 PLUS A 2 MAKES A 3
IT’S EASY TO ADD AS YOU CAN SEE
THEN HE HELD A GLASS FULL OF WINE
AND CALLED HIMSELF THE ADDITION SIGN!
I SEE SOMEONE APPEARING FROM THE BLUE
AND SHE SAID THAT, SHE WAS A RELATIVE TOO!
HE SAID THAT SUBTRACTION IS JUST TAKE AWAY
AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT EVERYONE SAYS!
HE SAID 10 MINUS 1 IS ALWAYS 9
AND I SAID YOU MUST BE THE SUBTRACTION SIGN!
CHORUS~
MATHS IS BAD, MATHS IS GOOD
MATHS DOES, WHAT IT SHOULD
FROM TIK-TOK, ON THE CLOCK
TO SHOPPING, IN THE SHOP
MATHS IS HERE, MATHS IS THERE
MATHS IS, MATHS IS EVERYWHERE!
VERSE 3~
NEXT THING I SAW WAS THREE PAIRS OF TWINS,
THEY WERE SMALL MEDIUM AND BIG!
ONE PAIR WAS SMALL, AND VERY CUTE
THE OTHER WAS BIG AND CALLED THEMSELVES COOL DUDES!
THE OTHER WAS PRETTY AND VERY VAIN
SEEMED LIKE SHE KNEW HOW TO PLAY HER GAME
THEY ALL ARE VERY USEFUL, WHEN YOU NEED THEM
ONE SOLVED FIRST THEN THE SECOND
CHORUS~
MATHS IS BAD, MATHS IS GOOD
MATHS DOES, WHAT IT SHOULD
FROM TIK-TOK, ON THE CLOCK
TO SHOPPING, IN THE SHOP
MATHS IS HERE, MATHS IS THERE
MATHS IS, MATHS IS EVERYWHERE!
MATHS IS IN ME, MATHS IS IN YOU
AFTER THIS SONG I HOPE YOU LOVE MATHS TOO!
NOW YOU KNOW WHATS BAD AND WHATS GOOD
AND YOU KNOW THAT MATHS ISN’T JUST A BOOK!