"Graphing Song"
(new lyrics BY PAT REISDORF — COPYRIGHT 1982
may be sung to the traditional melody of "Home on the Range")
OH, YOU'LL PROBABLY LAUGH, AS YOU LEARN HOW TO GRAPH,
IT'S INCREDIBLY SIMPLE, YOU'LL SEE
THE X IS ACROSS, JUST TO SHOW YOU WHO'S BOSS
AND THE Y IS THE ONE VERTICALLY.
chorus:
DOMAIN, DOMAIN ON THE RANGE
WHERE THE X's AND Y's ARE ALL STRANGE
THE (X,Y)'S A SPOT ON A GRAPH THAT YOU'VE GOT
JUST PLOT THEM, AND THERE THEY'LL REMAIN.
OH, NOW THERE'S STILL HOPE THAT YOU'LL LEARN TO DO SLOPE
THERE'S JUST ONE DIVISION TO DO.
COUNT FROM Y TO THE NEXT -DO THE SAME THING WITH X
PUT Y OVER X AND YOU'RE THROUGH.
NOW YOU'RE FINISHED, EXCEPT IF YOU NEED INTERCEPT
WHERE AN AXIS IS CROSSED, YESSIRREE
IF YOU DON'T GET UNWOUND, USE THE SLOPE THAT YOU'VE FOUND
BOTH CROSSINGS YOU'LL EASILY SEE.
Lyrics copyright 1982 Pat Reisdorf