The Family of the Sun

(to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell")

The family of the Sun,

The family of the Sun,

Here are nine planets in

The family of the Sun.

Mercury is hot

And Mercury is small.

Mercury has no atmosphere.

It's just a rocky ball.

The family of the Sun,

The family of the Sun,

Here's another planet in

The family of the Sun.

Venus has thick clouds

That hide what is below

The air is foul, the ground is hot,

It rotates very slow.

(Repeat Refrain)

We love the Earth, our home,

Its oceans and its trees.

We eat its food, we breathe its air,

So no pollution, please.

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Mars is very red.

It's also dry and cold

Some day you might visit Mars

If you are really bold.

(Repeat Refrain)

Great Jupiter is big.

We've studied it a lot.

We found that it has 16 moons

And a big red spot.

(Repeat Refrain)

Saturn has great rings.

We wondered what they were.

Now we know they're icy rocks

Which we saw as a blur.

The family of the Sun,

The family of the Sun,

Here are two more planets in

The family of the Sun.

Uranus and Neptune

We don't know much about

Maybe you will study them

And then we'll all find out.

(Repeat Refrain)

Pluto's last in line.

It's farthest from the Sun.

It's small and cold and icy too.

To land there won't be fun.

The family of the Sun,

The family of the Sun,

There are nine planets and

Now our journey's done.