Pounds are a Force

**Verse 1:** Our world is engineering, let’s get it right, Pounds are a force, not mass in our sight. We measure with care, we never confuse, Pounds-mass is a unit that we never use. **Chorus:** Pounds are force, feel their weight, That is what Engineers calculate. S I uses Kilograms for mass, Newtons for force, But in the U S we are different of course **Verse 2:** Gravity pulls, and we feel the strain, Newtons and pounds, they make it plain. Kilograms and slugs, they are the masses, The amount of material across our classes. **Chorus:** Pounds are force, feel their weight, That is what Engineers calculate. S I uses Kilograms for mass, Newtons for force, But in the U S we are different of course **Bridge:** From meters to feet, we can convert, 9.81 meters is simply 32.2 feet, that’s certain. So don’t ask: do we multiply or divide? Just write W equals M G, and then decide. **Chorus:** Pounds are force, feel their weight, That is what Engineers calculate. S I uses Kilograms for mass, Newtons for force, But in the U S we are different of course **Outro:** So when you measure, know your course, In engineering, pounds are force. Leave pounds mass back in the dust, In the US Customary System we trust.