How Does That Work?
A focused kids' song that asks "how" in many ways about ONE concrete thing — the zipper — then opens to "try it on anything." Teaches mechanical wonder and the habit of looking inside.
ZIP! ZIP! ZIP UP MY COAT! HOW does that zipper WORK?
HOW does it PINCH? HOW does it GRIP? HOW does it HOLD the two sides when I zip? HOW do those TINY little TEETH all fit? HOW HOW HOW — what MAGIC is THIS?
HOW HOW HOW — look right INSIDE! HOW HOW HOW — take a tiny RIDE! Every big question starts with HOW — HOW does that WORK? Let's find out NOW!
ZIP! ZIP! ZIP it back DOWN! HOW does that zipper KNOW?
HOW does it ALWAYS line UP straight? HOW does it SLIDE without a SCRATCH? HOW does it KNOW when to STOP at the TOP? HOW HOW HOW — what a TINY little CATCH!
HOW HOW HOW — look right INSIDE! HOW HOW HOW — take a tiny RIDE! Every big question starts with HOW — HOW does that WORK? Let's find out NOW!
That's the secret — pick a thing — A button, a hinge, a tiny bird WING! A faucet that pours, a door that swings — Ask HOW HOW HOW about ALL the THINGS!
HOW HOW HOW — look right INSIDE! HOW HOW HOW — take a tiny RIDE! Every big question starts with HOW — HOW does that WORK? Let's find out NOW!