I’m a tiny ribbon in a cool and shaded stream,
Living out a life that’s like a biological dream.
I don’t have any bones, and I don't have any feet,
I glide on tiny hairs to find a little bit to eat.
Those hairs are called cilia, they help me move along,
But don't let my size fool you, I am super strong.
No matter how I’m divided, no matter how I’m small,
I have the greatest superpower of them all.
Chorus:
Flatworm! The Multiplier!
With a life that’s built to re-wire.
Cut me into pieces, watch what I can do,
Every little part grows a body brand new.
One, two, three! A thousand little versions of the same old me!
I have special cells called Neoblasts, you see,
They’re like tiny builders making copies of me.
If I lose my tail, or I lose my head,
I just grow another one and keep on going instead.
And here is a fact that will make you wonder how:
My new head remembers what the old one knows now.
The memories are saved in the blueprint of my cells,
In the freshwater streams where the Multiplier dwells.
Bridge:
Snip it. Regrow. Clip it. Let’s go.
Half a head, Half a tail,
Planarian power Will never fail. Ready, Set, Split!
Chorus
Outro:
One becomes two, Two becomes four,
Regrowing till there’s Worms all over the floor.
Flatworm! The Multiplier!
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