Inchworm (song)

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"Inchworm", also known as "The Inch Worm", is a song originally performed by Danny Kaye in the 1952 film Hans Christian Andersen. It was written by Frank Loesser.

The song has become a popular children's song and is best known for it's arithmetic-based chorus:

Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two

It has been covered by many artists including Anne Murray, Kenny Loggins, John Lithgow and Doris Day, and has been performed in skits on Jim Henson's Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.

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