The Solar System Song
(Tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It")

By Ms. Poland's class, Jordan Acres School, Brunswick, ME, January 2008

The Sun is a glowing ball of gas (x2)
It's the center of the solar system.
It lights and heats the Earth.
The Sun is a glowing ball of gas.

Mercury is a very hot planet. (x2)
It has a very cold night.
It's the closest to the Sun.
Mercury is a very hot planet.

Venus is the second from the Sun. (x2)
It's covered by layers of cloud.
And it's similar to the Earth.
Venus is the second from the Sun.

Earth is the only planet with life. (x2)
It has a good supply of air.
It's the third from the Sun.
Earth is the only planet with life.

Mars has a pink atmosphere. (x2)
It has a rusty surface.
And it is the red planet.
Mars has a pink atmosphere.

Jupiter is the largest planet. (x2)
If it were any bigger,
It would be a star.
Jupiter is the largest planet.

Saturn has very wide rings. (x2)
They're made of ice and dust.
Saturn could float in your tub.
Saturn has very wide rings.

Uranus has the most rain. (x2)
It's made of mthane gas.
And it's really tilted.
Uranus has the most rain.

Neptune's twins with Uranus. (x2)
It's covered with thick clounds.
It's the eighth from the Sun.
Neptune's twins with Uranus.