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
23 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
Goodnight, 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 tryin' 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
