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| I never liked Arithmetic |
| It always made me mad |
| Until one night I got |
| A lesson from my dad. |
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| This is what he said to me |
| And I believe it's true |
| That is why I'm going to try |
| To pass it on to you. |
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| One and one makes two |
| A father and a mother |
| You and two are three |
| And number four is brother. |
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| Now I had promised all my love |
| To mother, don't you see? |
| Then, how could I divide it |
| To include my growing family? |
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| The answer is quite simple |
| In our garden there it lies |
| The more you give and share |
| The more it multiplies. |
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| I learned about division, too |
| When we'd sit down to eat |
| I do a little Arithmetic |
| Dividing up the meat. |
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| Subtraction? Where does that come in? |
| You haven't stumped me yet |
| Subtract the trials from the blessings |
| You'll be surprised the sum you get. |
