Mercury, number one.
It is the closest to the sun.
Venus bright, number two.
Morning and evening star we view.
Planet Earth, number three.
We live on it, you and me.
Planet Mars, number four.
Named after the Roman god of war.
Number five, Jupiter.
Colored clouds around it stir.
Number six, big Saturn.
Many rings around it turn.
Number seven, Uranus.
It looks blue and green to us.
Number eight, stormy Neptune.
Triton is its frozen moon.
The eight planets that we know.
Round and round the sun they go.