LYRICS
I have a carboxyl group
I’m found inside citrus fruits
I smell like pee not like poo
When with a benzene ring

When alcohol’s oxidized
Then out comes an aldehyde
But go to far then surprise!
You’re stuck with my instead

If you start with an alkane
Take an “e” off the ending
Add “oic” to get my name
I’m carboxylic acid baby

Hey, I’m acidic
But I’m not scary
Let’s make an ester
Bond with me maybe

Hey, I’m acidic
But I’m not scary
Let’s make an ester
Bond with me maybe

The hydroxyl group in my carboxyl makes me polar
So I am soluble
Very sol u ble

The hydroxyl group in my carboxyl makes me polar
So I am soluble
So very sol u ble

Hey, I’m acidic
But I’m not scary
Let’s make an ester
Bond with me maybe