Discover the story of the song > Calculatus Eliminatus – Allan Sherman

The protagonist is trying to find something that he has lost. The Cat in the Hat tells him to use a method called "Calculatus Eliminatus" to find it. They start by marking all the places where the missing object is not. They mark an "X" where it is not, and they jot down all the places. Eventually, they will be able to locate where the missing object is. They search through various places like the keyhole, knee, piano, icebox, and TV, but they still can't find it. The Fish becomes upset because the protagonist shouldn't be in the house when their mother is not there.