Old Mendeleev Had a Table
An Old MacDonald parody about the noble gases — helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon — and what each one does in the world.
Old Mendeleev had a table, H-E-L-I-O! And on that table he had HELIUM, H-E-L-I-O! With an EE-EE here and an EE-EE there, Here an EE, there an EE, everywhere a squeak-EE! Helium fills the balloons up high! H-E-L-I-O!
Old Mendeleev had a table, N-E-O-N-O! And on that table he had NEON, With a NEE-NEE here and a NEE-NEE there, Glowy-glowy NEE-NEE! Neon lights the signs at night! N-E-O-N-O!
Old Mendeleev had a table, A-R-G-O-N! And on that table he had ARGON, With an AR-AR here and an AR-AR there, Hiding in the AR-AR! Argon keeps light bulbs safe inside! A-R-G-O-N!
Old Mendeleev had a table, K-R-Y-P-O! And on that table he had KRYPTON, With a KRIP-KRIP here and a KRIP-KRIP there, Glowing in the fluorescent — KRIP-KRIP! Krypton lights the office above! K-R-Y-P-O!
Old Mendeleev had a table, X-E-N-O-N! And on that table he had XENON, With a ZEE-ZEE here and a ZEE-ZEE there, Here a ZEE, there a ZEE, headlight-bright ZEE-ZEE! Xenon shines on the road at night! X-E-N-O-N!
Old Mendeleev had a table, NOBLE-GAS-O! Fancy gases, none of them react, With an EE and a NEE and an AR-AR-AR, A KRIP and a ZEE — there they are! The noble gases keep to themselves! NOBLE-GAS-O!