Example of math math jingle? - Answers

To the tune of 'American Pie' A E F#m A long, long time ago Bm D F#m E Long before the Super Bowl and things like lemonade A E F#m The Hellenic Republic was full of smarts Bm D And a question resting on the Grecian hearts F#m D E Was "What is the circumference of a circle?" F#m Bm But they were set on rational numbers F#m Bm And it ranks among their biggest blunders D A Bm They worked on it for years D E And confirmed one of their biggest fears A E F#m Bm7 E I can't be certain if they cried when irrationality was realized A E F#m But something deep within them died D E7 A D A the day they discovered pi. E They were thinking CHORUS: A D A E Pi, pi, mathematical pi A D A E 3 point 14 15 92 A D A E 65 35 89 7 F#m B7 932384 62 F#m E7 6433832 7 (not rounded) VERSE: A Bm Well this kind of pie is different than most D Bm It hasn't got berries, ain't spread on toast F#m E And that's how it's always been A E F#m We keep extending its decimal places Bm D Pushing our computers through their paces F#m E But we'll never reach the end F#m Bm So why the fascination with F#m Bm A number whose end is just a myth D A B7 Whence the adulation D E7 For mental masturbation A E F#m It might have something to do with the stars Bm D To calculate distances from afar A E F#m But that's just a guess 'bout the way things are D E7 A D A Regarding the precision of pi E7 I am pondering A D A E Pi, pi, mathematical pi A D A E 3 point 14 15 92 A D A E 65 35 89 7 F#m B7 932384 62 F#m E7 6433832 7 (not rounded)