LET'S GET METRIC
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This message brought to you by
The People for a Metric Tomorrow
You know the gallon and the inch
And the mile and the pound?
Well, have you heard the news
They won't always be around
It's time to introduce the new units in town
So put your hands on a ruler
And your boots on the ground
America, let's get metric
Remember when we went electric
Don't worry if it sounds eccentric
America, let's get metric
Mister Kilometer stands a thousand meters tall
The tiny millipede has so many feet to crawl
Twenty-three centimeters surround the baseball
But when we hit a home run
It still goes over the wall
America, let's get metric
Remember when we went electric
We make the changes, be they hectic
America, let's get metric
Room temperature is twenty degrees
It feels okay
And thirty's a warm day
And water starts boiling
At one hundred centigrade
And freezes at zero
Metric system, you're my hero
Good night, Fahrenheit!
Back in the 70's, President Carter said
Let's get metric now
Let's drink our lemonade in liters
And tell all our friends
Let's show people how
The other countries of the world
All measure by 10's
Let's get metric now
No, we didn't get converted
But we're trying it again
America, let's get metric
Remember when we went electric
Let's flip the switch and be eclectic
America, let's get metric
Written by Scott Wheatley Scott Wheatley: vocals, guitar Yohei Shikano: backing vocals, keyboards John Humphrey: bass Jedi Dyer: drums
LET'S GET METRIC
Update Required
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Written by Scott Wheatley Scott Wheatley: vocals, guitar Yohei Shikano: backing vocals, keyboards John Humphrey: bass Jedi Dyer: drums
This message brought to you by
The People for a Metric Tomorrow
You know the gallon and the inch
And the mile and the pound?
Well, have you heard the news
They won't always be around
It's time to introduce the new units in town
So put your hands on a ruler
And your boots on the ground
America, let's get metric
Remember when we went electric
Don't worry if it sounds eccentric
America, let's get metric
Mister Kilometer stands a thousand meters tall
The tiny millipede has so many feet to crawl
Twenty-three centimeters surround the baseball
But when we hit a home run
It still goes over the wall
America, let's get metric
Remember when we went electric
We make the changes, be they hectic
America, let's get metric
Room temperature is twenty degrees
It feels okay
And thirty's a warm day
And water starts boiling
At one hundred centigrade
And freezes at zero
Metric system, you're my hero
Good night, Fahrenheit!
Back in the 70's, President Carter said
Let's get metric now
Let's drink our lemonade in liters
And tell all our friends
Let's show people how
The other countries of the world
All measure by 10's
Let's get metric now
No, we didn't get converted
But we're trying it again
America, let's get metric
Remember when we went electric
Let's flip the switch and be eclectic
America, let's get metric