The Pi Memorization Song

Verse 1 — The Code

Well, zero is a Z, like the Z that starts "zero"
And one is T or D, one downstroke is the hero
Two is N — two legs going down to the floor
Three is M — three legs are what the M is for
Four is R — the last sound when you say "four"
Five is L — like Roman fifty knocking at the door
Six is in ship or chip or jet or gem
Seven is K — two sevens make a key
Eight is F or V — see the cursive lowercase f
Nine is B or P — just flip 'em over, that's the rest

Verse 2 — Digits 1–14

A tire¹⁴ rolled past a doll¹⁵ with a pen⁹² in her hand
She wrote me from jail⁶⁵ where she came in on a mule³⁵
She gave off a vibe⁸⁹, then she sipped from a cup⁷⁹
Pointed up at the moon³², watched a movie³⁸ called rash⁴⁶

That's three point one four one five nine
Two six five three five
Eight nine seven nine three two three eight
And the digits keep coming alive

Verse 3 — Digits 15–24

A nacho²⁶ on the rim⁴³ of a glass colored mauve³⁸
A man³² in a cap⁷⁹ came along and knocked it off
Lace⁵⁰ caught on a knife²⁸ in the heart of a fire⁸⁴
A tab¹⁹ and a cat⁷¹ and a chip⁶⁹ on a map³⁹

That's four six two six four three three eight three
Two seven nine five zero two eight eight four
One nine seven one — keep counting with me
Pi has so many digits in store

Verse 4 — Digits 25 and the Wrap-Up

A beam⁹³ made of coal⁷⁵ fell down on her toes¹⁰
And that's how I remember the way that pi goes
Twenty-five pictures and fifty digits long
Locked up in your head by the words of this song

Outro — Fifty Digits

Three point one four one five nine
Two six five three five
Eight nine seven nine three two three eight
Four six two six four three three
Eight three two seven nine five zero
Two eight eight four one nine seven
One six nine three nine nine three
Seven five one zero — that's fifty digits of pi!