To learn about change you can study Hegel,
But it's plain to see if you toast a bagel.
You put it in a toaster that's electric.
The bagel heats up; everything gets hectic.
Then it pops up, and that's a dialectic.

refrain:

Everything changes bit by bit.
Everything changes bit by bit.
Everything changes bit by bit. . .
Then all at once, you have its opposite.

Verse:
You plant some seeds; you don't want drought.
You wait and wait; you begin to doubt.
Then all at once, you give a shout--
The green pops out, and the seeds do sprout.

Refrain

Verse:
The sky turns dark on mountain tops.
The clouds fill up with a lot of drops.
Then all at once, the silence stops!
The thunder stops and the rain kerplops.

Refrain

Verse:
You hold your breath and you’re feeling tough.
You hold it in, but it’s getting rough.
Then all at once, you’ve had enough--
You’re out of stuff, and you huff and puff.

Extra verses:

Your hunger builds, and you're feeling beat.
You think of bread, bananas, and meat.
Then all at once, the taste is sweet--
You get a treat, and you eat, eat, eat.

The sky turns dark over mountain tops.
The clouds fill up with a lot of drops.
Then all at once, the silence stops--
The thunder pops, and a raindrop plops.


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