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)