So Many Moons (song) is a song about Jupiter's moons sung by Jet, with Sean and Sydney on backup, in So Many Moons.
Lyrics[]
Jet:
A-one-a, a-two-a, here’s what we’re gonna do-a
Let’s count the moons of Jupiter, who knew there were so many?
We’ve got to do it carefully, just so we don’t miss any
They’re teeny and enormous
I barely can absorb it!
They’re helped by Jupiter’s gravity
That’s how they stay in orbit
Moons, moons, so many moons
Count ‘em from the morning ’till the afternoon
Metis is the closest
Adrastea right behind it
Amalthea is the red one, so it’s not too hard to find it
And Thebe, and four big moons found by Galileo
Europa is an ice ball, Io has volcanoes
Ganymede’s the biggest, as big as Mercury is
Callisto’s second biggest, let’s go out and see where she is!
Then we orbit farther out to where the outer moons are
They’re all the kids of Jupiter, but their names get pretty bizarre
Sean and Sydney:
Moons, moons, so many moons
Count ‘em from December ’till the month of June
Jet:
Themisto, Elara, Himalia, Leda
Carpo, Euporie, Carme, Lysithea
Thelxinoe, Euanthe, Helike, Praxidike
Meme, Orthosie, then Iocaste
Harpalyke, Hermippe, Thyone, Ananke
Herse, Aitne, Taygete, Chaldene
Kale, Erinome, Aoede, Kalyke
Kallichore, Callirrhoe, Eurydome, Pasithee
Kore, Cyliene, Eukelade, Pasiphae
Hegemone, Arche - don’t forget Isonoe
That’s only half the moons that Jupiter can boast-a
Among the planets in the solar system that’s the most-a
67 is a lot for keeping track of
Moons are something Jupiter has got no lack of
All:
Moons, moons, so many moons
67? 67!
Moons, moons, so many moons
Count ‘em from the morning till the afternoon
Trivia[]
- This song was released early on the Solar System Songs album on July 19, 2016, prior to this song's premiere on television.
- Jet lists 47 moons of Jupiter in the song.
- Sunspot Propulsion plays guitar in this song.
- The information in the song is outdated. As of 2023, Jupiter is confirmed to have 80-85 moons.
- On the PBS Kids YouTube channel, the song is titled “67 Moons”.