ROTATION
Earth’s rotation, Earth’s rotation
(Where is thumbkin?, where is thumbkin?)
Spinning around, spinning around
(Here I am, here I am)
As the sun is burning, day to night, Earth is turning
(How are you today sir? Very fine, I thank you.)
24 hours, 24 hours
(Run away, run away)
Christine’s Note: many people think that the Sun is burning due to astronomical use of the term
“burning” for fusing hydrogen into helium; perhaps a slight alteration in the song?
Earth’s rotation, Earth’s rotation
Spinning round, spinning round
As the Earth keeps turning, day and night returning
24 hours, 24 hours
REVOLUTION
The Earth goes around the sun every single year
(Row, row, row your boat, gently down the steam)
Revolution, revolution
(Merrily, merrily merrily, merrily)
It only takes a year
(Life is but a dream)