© 2005 Beth Vernon
The elements are the letters that make up all the words
Contained in the dictionary of chemicals on our earth
Some are very common like the vowels "A" and "E"
Others rare and valuable, like in Scrabble: "Q" and "Z"
If elements are like letters then compounds are like words
And mixtures are combinations but like no words you have heard
Creations good and bad come from elements on that list
Whatever was and is to come as well as what exists
CHORUS:
But where would we be if Mendeleev failed to see
The order and the elements' alliance
It's more than just a rule well, it's scientists' best tool
Yes, the Periodic Table is the alphabetical order of science
Yes, it's the order of science
It's hard to comprehend in a world with so much stuff
To make everything imaginable these elements are enough
From gasoline and plastic to food and toxic waste
And everything that's needed to get to outer space
But where would we be if Mendeleev failed to see
The order and the elements' alliance
It's more than just a rule it's scientists' best tool
Yes, the Periodic Table is the alphabetical order of science
Yes, it's the order of science
BRIDGE: And May I ask of You, Please remember this one verse
That every molecule of everything you use
Was borrowed from: Planet Earth
CHORUS