We did not have a ruler
But that's okay — it was much cooler
To measure with some other things —
Like our feet or a piece of string.

Across the gym we did stroll.
Measuring it was our goal.
We walked the gym from end to end —
62 shoes across, my friend!

Ruthie grabbed a baseball bat,
"Hey Max, look at that!
This baseball bat is 6 hands long."
I checked too — she wasn't wrong!

Next I took a tennis racket
And a ball, but didn't whack it.
The racket's length was just 9 balls.
That is true; it is not false.

Measuring things is not so hard.
You don't need inches or a yard.
To tell how long or how short —
Use any tool, and be a sport!