American Pi
Verse 1
A long, long time ago

I can still remember how that algebra used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
I could pass this class then advance

And maybe I'd be happy for a while
But then Calculus made me shiver
With $$#ignments I'd deliver

Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't make one more misstep
I can't remember if I cried

If my Mom found out, she'd tan my hide
But then I realized that if I tried
I would find the bright side


{Refrain}


So, bye-bye, unit circles and Pi
Now my backpack isn't heavy
Even think I could fly

And those freshman boys were failing tests and they'd cry
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die


Verse 2
Did you show your work above

Did you take notes Clay'd be proud of
If the teacher told you so
Do you believe on the whole

That math can destroy your soul
And can you teach me how to graph this slope
Well, I know this class makes you grim

'Cause I heard you talkin' in the gym
You both dropped out of school
Man, both you guys are foooooo-0OoOo0LS!!

I was a lonely, teenage sittin' duck
And my teacher knew I didn't give a care
But I knew I had some luck

The day that I really tried
I started singin'


{Refrain}

Verse 3

Now for Senior year we're in the zone,
And freshman boys, always on their phones
But that's why they are failing

But the teacher taught like a math machine
When she started teachin' chapter three
Everyone was happy as can be

Oh, and while the kids were feelin' down
She turned their frowns upside down
The classroom was adjourned

No bad grades were earned
And she never graded with red marks
The freshmen studied in the park

And they found area of the arc
The day they really tried
They were singin'


Alternate Chorus:
Bye-bye, unit circles and Pi

Now my backpack isn't heavy
Even think I could fly
And the senior class was acing tests and they'd cry

Singing Mrs. Clay, I'm so happy I could cry
Mrs. Clay, I'm so happy I could cry


Verse 4
Bible belters in a summer swelter
Korea'll send us to the fallout shelter

Columbus is high off of math
Our math problems in the past
The mathletes all managed to get passed

With the Jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the math kids played a dancing tune
We all got up to dance
Oh but we never got the chance

'Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day they really tried
We started singing

{Refrain}

Verse 5
Oh, and there we were, all in one place
A generation lost in space

With no time left to start again
So come on, Solve it neatly, Solve it quick
Use Flashcards to remember it.
'Cause math is the students' only friend
Oh, and as I watched them on the stage

My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in Hell
Could have enough brain cells
And as the day turned into the night
We found out we got it right
I saw Clay laughing with delight

The day we really tried
He was singing
{Refrain}

Bridge
I met a girl who counted in twos
And I asked her for some mathy freakin' news

But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I bought my math book years before
But the man offered it back and I said, "No way!"

And in the streets the students screamed
High school was done and the grades redeemed

Not a single spirit was broken
The students all were jokin'
The three teachers I admire most
Miss Clay, Miss J, and Vaughn we boast
They kept me from becoming toast
The day that we really tried
And we were singin'

{Refrain}

Bye-bye, unit circles and Pi
Now my backpack isn't heavy
Even think I could fly
And the senior class was acing tests and they'd cry
Singing Mrs. Clay, I'm so happy I could cry


They were singin'
Bye-bye, unit circles and Pi
Now my backpack isn't heavy
Even think I could fly
And the senior class was acing tests and they'd cry
Singing Mrs. Clay, I'm so happy I could cry