I woke up at five to eight
And this is not a good way to start the day
Must memorize the elements names
It's enough to drive a Buddhist monk insane
30's the atomic code for zinc

Breathe in eight, which oxygen
36 might, make the man of steel cringe
And 79 will make gold diggers grin
And 47 is silver

Number eighty eight was found by Curies
And seventeen's great it keeps pools algae free
And number 25 is manganese
78 is what you want your album to be
And 30's the atomic code for zinc

28 is like Kroeger's band
And 29 is in coins in the sand
13 is just fine for a food holding can
As numbers go up, they're bigger

Well five has a funny name it rhymes with what means fool
78 sounds like the place that made us say freedom fries
And nine's in important paste for cleaning your mouth if
You don't use fluorine for long your teeth just might fall out
Of your face

A ranting man could use some number three
Thirty three in wine makes you push up dasies
Number eighty is cool it helps you measure the heat
And without number six it seems
That all living things just wouldn't be
And thirty's the atomic code for zinc
I wish I had mnemonic devices for all these

I can't wait 'til this test is done
I want free time I can use to have fun
It should be a crime to make us learn each one
He should've taught us better


Well five has a funny name it rhymes with what means fool
And nine's in important paste for cleaning your mouth
Cleaning your mouth