Multiply Pon Di Beat
by Click
Lyrics
Intro
Hey hey
Pick up yuh hand, little crew
We count it clean
We count it true
Verse 1
Two by one is two
Two by two is four
Two by three is six
Come back fi more
Two by four is eight
Two by five is ten
Two by six is twelve
Say it again
Four by one is four
Four by two is eight
Four by three is twelve
Yuh doing great
Four by four is sixteen
Four by five is twenty
Four by six is twenty-four
Math feel plenty
Pre-Chorus
Clap one time
Then clap two
Little pattern dance
Pull right through
Hear it, learn it
Let it stick
One small step
Now it click
Chorus
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Say it back, say it back
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Watch di whole class track
(come now)
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Easy when yuh ride the line
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Schoolyard shine
Verse 2
Five by one is five
Five by two is ten
Five by three is fifteen
Come again
Five by four is twenty
Five by five is twenty-five
Five by six is thirty
Keep it alive
Nine by one is nine
Nine by two is eighteen
Nine by three is twenty-seven
Neat and clean
Nine by four is thirty-six
Nine by five is forty-five
Nine by six is fifty-four
Hear it live
Pre-Chorus
Tap yuh desk
Move yuh feet
Numbers inna
Island beat
If yuh miss one
Try one more
We gon’ build it
From the floor
Chorus
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Say it back, say it back
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Watch di whole class track
(come now)
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Easy when yuh ride the line
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Schoolyard shine
Bridge
Nines got a trick, watch dem fold
Nine times seven, sixty-three, bold
Nine times eight, seventy-two
Nine times nine, eighty-one too
Two, four, five, nine, lock it in
Hear the rhythm, let it begin
Big smile, bright mind, no fear today
Multiplication inna sweet patwa way
Final Chorus
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Say it back, say it back
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Watch di whole class track
(come now)
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Easy when yuh ride the line
Twos, fours, fives, and nines
Schoolyard shine
Outro
Two by two, four
Five by five, twenty-five
Nine by nine, eighty-one
Yuh ready now, live and wise