Inchworm (song)

"Inchworm", also known as "The Inch Worm", is a song originally performed by Danny Kaye in the 1952 film Hans Christian Andersen. It was written by Frank Loesser.

In the film, a children's chorus sings the "arithmetic" section over and over inside a small classroom, while Andersen, listening just outside, gazes at an inchworm crawling on the flowers and sings the main section of the song.


It has been covered by many artists including Anne Murray, Kenny Loggins, John Lithgow, Doris Day and Kurt Wagner, and has been performed in skits on Jim Henson's Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.