Oops: I seem to have missed this one out.

TURN THE PAGE OVER
by: Dr M J Carter
Tune: Wild Rover

My father's a book fiend, his shelves are so full
I'll swear they exert gravitational pull;
Because I buy e-books I've got even more,
Yet still my coat pocket's not dragged to the floor ---
   
       And it's no, nay, never, [!] [!] [!] [!]
       No, nay, never no more
       Will I turn the page over,
       No never, no more.

Got a title by Orwell and started to read,
Winston Smith in the MinTruth rewrites history;
I said, I've done no wrong, what have I to fear?
Then George Orwell's book in a flash disappeared ---

       And it's no ....

Ray Bradbury's title I thought worth a look,
'Bout a man called a fireman because he burns books;
And right then the Kindle lived up to its name
When Fahrenheit 451 burst into flames ---

       And it's no ....

When I read of Discworld I wasn't prepared
That the tendrils of L-Space extend everywhere:
An arm came from nowhere, and left on my book
A bananary thumb-print, with an echo of *Oook* ---

       And it's no ....

These prophets were not of foreknowledge possessed:
They took what they knew, and said, What happens next?
Though the sleeve of prediction may be slightly frayed,
We live in their future, but call it Today ---

       And it's no ....

This parody Copyright (c) 2018, 2019 Martin J Carter
Filkstamp: 26th Sep 2018

Footnote:
Written from the POV of our daughter, a third-generation bibliovore who ran out of shelf-space and bought a Kindle ("It's wonderful --- Sean doesn't know how many books I've bought!"). One of the middle verses is also based on a real-life incident; working out which one is left as an exercise for the reader.