This song is from a popular, educational children’s television series. The tortoise character is a professor that teaches useful facts to the children viewers.

The following are the lyrics:

Pinyin:

Simplified:

为什么，为什么，为什么
为什么天空会有云？为什么飞机会飞行？
为什么月亮有时圆有时又不圆？
乌拉博士，来说明，十万个为什么告诉你，十万个为什么！
为什么，为什么，为什么
为什么孔雀会开屏？为什么螃蟹要横行？
为什么海水有时低有时又变高？
为什么，为什么，为什么
欢迎小小朋友做贵宾，可爱朋友陪伴你

Traditional:

為什麽，為什麽，為什麽
為什麽天空會有雲？為什麽飛機會飛行？
為什麽月亮有時圓有時又不圓？
烏拉博士，來說明，十萬個為什麽告訴你，十萬個為什麽！
為什麽，為什麽，為什麽
為什麽孔雀會開屏？為什麽螃蟹要橫行？
為什麽海水有時低有時又變高？
為什麽，為什麽，為什麽
歡迎小小朋友做貴賓，可愛朋友陪伴你

English translation:

Why, why, why

Why does the sky have clouds?

Why does the airplane fly?

Why is the moon sometimes round, and some other times not round?

Professor Wula, comes to explain, a hundred thousand whys told to you, a hundred thousand whys!

Why, why, why

Why does the peacock fan out its feathers? Why does the crab want to go sideways?

Why does the seawater sometimes go low and other times turn high?

Why, why, why

Welcome young, young friends to be our honorable guests, adorable friends accompany you.