Bob Dorough - Elementary, My Dear lyrics

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. (Woop!) 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?