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12 Feb 00 - 12:50 PM (#177181) Subject: The Way the World Should Work From: GUEST,Anon. Anon, because if this song sucks, you may feel more willing to say so. After all, I may have ulterior motives or something... The song was written with the full awareness that I'm not above doing some of this stuff myself. Tune is...your favorite 4/4 tune. I find myself singing it to Turkey in the Straw, with a modified 2nd part. Since my name is legion, feel free to add verses. ------------------------------ The Way The World Should Work By Anon. Your ideas make me frantic, and I might sound quite pedantic When I intstruct you how to rightly use a word If you use a nasty name, I will quickly end your game By explaining how to conjugate the verb Chorus: Oh, I'm the one who'll tell you what is right and what is wrong And if you don't agree, you are a jerk It would be a far, far better place if I were put in charge I'm the only one who knows the way the world should work And now to music let us wander, on my wisdom you may ponder For I am regarded as an expert in the field I don't like the stuff, it's true, but I'll gladly share with you Countless facts my research has revealed I'll provide applicable citations, from this and many nations And endless variations, by eminent folklorists If you know a song not in a book, I fear you're sadly mistook For if it isn't written, there's no proof that it exists. And in our long discussions, there will be repercussions If you vary from the topic, and carry it astray For I will strongly object if you stray from the subject And complain for the good part of a day. If anger is expressed, oh, I will write a manifesto On how all good people should behave And you'll forget the fight you had and call me ignorant and sad And in this way the harmony I save
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12 Feb 00 - 05:47 PM (#177291) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: wysiwyg U think it's kinda cute. Come out come out whoever you are |
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12 Feb 00 - 08:29 PM (#177372) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: Jeri Wow - thanks to everyone who replied. I'm completely overwhelmed by the response. (Seriously, thanks, Praise.) I'd say more about the song, but it obviously sucks so badly no one (except Praise) even feels motivated enough to comment on it. Never mind - I'm not giving up my day job. |
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19 Feb 00 - 09:32 PM (#181427) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: MMario actually, I liked it, but didn't want to comment on it because at the time I figured I would get flamed whether I said I liked it or I said I didn't. |
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19 Feb 00 - 09:51 PM (#181436) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: Mbo Y'know, it also goes well to the tune of "Universal Soldier"! --Mbo |
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19 Feb 00 - 10:21 PM (#181445) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: Jeri MMario, did you think I, or somebody else was gonna flame you? I posted anonymously because I think I could have been complimented just because people consider me a friend. I was hoping for an opinion based solely on the song. I think that's what I got when nobody commented. Not even worth the trouble of saying how bad it was. I don't think I'll be posting anything more that I write, which will probably add to the general quality of the site. |
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19 Feb 00 - 10:25 PM (#181449) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: Jeri Whoops - sorry Mbo - I'll have to try that tune once I remember it. A friend said he knew of a better tune, but couldn't think of it at the time. I think I'll most likely just forget about the song. |
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19 Feb 00 - 10:55 PM (#181466) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: Troll Jeri; What I want to know is, when in hell did you meet my ex-boss? troll |
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20 Feb 00 - 12:58 AM (#181513) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: wysiwyg Jeri-- U is next to I on the keyboard and I know U meant to hit the other one in mny earlier post. Damn! Did it again! |
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20 Feb 00 - 08:55 AM (#181590) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: Jeri Praise, I didn't even notice the typo! I presently have a job which involves reading children's handwriting. Im getting fairly good at reading what they meant instead of what they wrote. (Which can be dangerous here, because sometimes my interpretation is waaay off.) I owe practically everything I know about computers to my ex-boss. He refused to teach me anything, ("you don't need to know how to do that") so I had to start figuring things out on my own. |
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20 Feb 00 - 09:52 AM (#181613) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: wysiwyg And I used to be a proofreader until all the typo's had entered my internal spell check dictionary, and all started to look correct! Glad you got what I meant. Read it the other way, it sounds really snotty! |
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20 Feb 00 - 10:06 AM (#181616) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: McGrath of Harlow I only just got round to looking at this thread, and I liked the song while it was anonymous (ie, before I scrolled down to see Jeri come out from cover.)
Along with Newsgroup personality, which Jeri also posted, this is a song very suitable for inserting into threads when they are going down the plughole because of this kind of thread creep. I think that is probably more effective than directly responding to the people concerned. (Though there are bits where, as Jeri indicates, it applies to most of us at times...)
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22 Feb 00 - 12:10 AM (#182580) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: Amos Well, I like it and think it is funny! A |
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08 Jul 01 - 11:04 PM (#501557) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull Nice song. |
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09 Jul 01 - 07:53 PM (#502520) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Way the World Should Work From: Jeri Thanks, John. |