Figures Aren't Fun

My numbers never add up
To the same number twice
They say figures tell the truth
I figure it's all a pack of lies  

Oh I can multiply and subtract

But I can't do calculus and algebra
Any more and my woes multiply
I'd rather calculate stripes on a zebra

I'll count the spots on a leopard

And the spots on a cheetah too

But don't make me do geometry
Or anything tougher than two plus two 

                                                     
Decimals, fractions or percentages
I don't know what I hate most
But I think its fun to estimate             
How many legs a centipede's lost   

Even a calculator doesn't help
Big figures just confuse me more
It's obvious I have no head for sums 
When its time for math, I look for the door


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