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Add one to the double you know
That's the easy way to go
You'll know a whole lot more than you did before
By adding one to the double you know
2 + 2 is 4, 2 + 3 is just one more, 2 + 3 is 5
3 + 3 is 6, 3 + 4 is just one more, 3 + 4 is 7
Because 4 + 4 is 8, we know 4 + 5 is 9,
Because 5 + 5 is 10, we know 5 + 6 is 11
You don't have to use our fingers
Hesitate or linger
Doubles help you calculate
At an ever faster rate
2 + 2 is 4, 2 + 3 is one more, 2 + 3 is 5
3 + 3 is 6, 3 + 4 is one more, 3 + 4 is 7
4 + 4 is 8, 4 + 5 is one more, 4 + 5 is 9
5 + 5 is 10, 5 + 6 is one more, 5 + 6 is 11
Once you get them in your brain
Doubles facts will help explain
How you get from what you know
To what you do not know
6 + 6 is 12, 6 + 7 is 13
7 + 7 is 14, 7 + 8 is 15
Because 8 + 8 is 16, we know 8 + 9 is 17,
Because 9 + 9 is 18, we know 9 + 10 is 19
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