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[Scooter:]Baseball's supposed to be fun!Can't wait to hit a home runBut they got me playing the wrong positionSince they made me the statisticianI'm in numbers up to my ears!This is going to take me years and yearsAnd years and years and years[Mr. Chips:]Numbers? Scooter, did you say numbers?[Scooter:]Yes, numbers, Mr. Chips. Batting averages, earned run averages, team standings . . . I can probably figure this stuff out, but I'll miss batting practice.[Mr. Chips:]Feed me those numbers. I'll do the work.[Scooter:]You mean . . .[Mr. Chips:]Precisely!Sit down Scooter, you're in for a treatNumbers, you see, are just my meatSongtexteBecause I'm a number cruncherA mathematical muncher I can round numbers offI can square themI can line numbers up and compare themI can change them around, rearrange them aroundI can deal with them in any way you chooseI'm not a math professorI am a data processorI can mix numbers up and combine themI can take them apart and align themI can shake numbers up, I can break numbers upI can turn then into something you can useIf you can punch themI can crunch themBecause I'm a number cruncher[Scooter:]Mr. Chips, you're amazing![Mr. Chips:]Elementary Scooter. A piece of cake. Just feed me the numbers and I'll process them for you.[Scooter:]In other words, I punch them . . .[Mr. Chips:]Precisely, and I crunch them.I process numbers as quick as a flashFor whatever results you needI process numbers into measuring toolsTo measure sound and time and speedI process numbers to find just how fastA rocket can get to MarsI project the future and recall the pastAnd I can show you a map of the stars[Scooter:]Wow![Mr. Chips:]I process numbers into curves and linesDisplay them on a graph or chartI process numbers into colors and shapesTo make a digital work of art!. . . A work of art!Because I'm a number cruncherA mathematical muncherI can round numbers off, I can square themI can line numbers up and compare themI can change then around, rearrange them aroundI can deal with them in any way you chooseI'm not a math professorI am a data processorI can mix numbers up and combine themI can take them apart and align themI can shake numbers up, I can break numbers upI can turn then into something you can use[Scooter:]My baseball statistics?[Mr. Chips:]A piece of cake! But remember: First you have to punch them . . .[Scooter:]I know . . . then you can crunch them . . .Because you're a number cruncher![Mr. Chips:]Precisely. Aus Songtexte Mania