Lyrics Non-Science

Mother Nature’s Done

(To the tune of “Mother Nature’s Son”)

Due to all the greenhouse gas – warming’s on the rise
All day long CO2 is heating things too much up in the skies

Pay Per View

(To the tune of “Paper Moon”)

So you’re watching a pay-per-view
Lying lazily in your bed

For Audrey

(To the tune of “On Broadway”)

There are a few things you should know ‘bout Audrey
(‘bout Audrey)

Distance Ed

(To the tune of “Mister Ed”)

A course is a source, of course, of course
Of all of the knowledge that we endorse

Coastal Aquarium

(To the tune of “Age of Aquarius”)

At the coast, there is a special place
For everyone to watch the fish

BB Wonderland

(To the tune of “Winter Wonderland”)

Milam Hall - It’s 12:30
And Ahern’s gettin’ wordy

Medical Marijuana

(To the tune of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”)

Medical marijuana
Something that I just might try

Month of Rain

(To the tune of “King of Pain”)

There’s some rainfall impacting against my cheek
It’s the way it’s been going for the past two weeks

Wal-Mart

When you’re in a funk
And really craving some junk
You always head out to
Wal-Mart

Tweet

(To the tune of “Smile”)

Tweet
Of the grouse you’re eating

Gay Waiter

(To the tune of “Day Tripper”)

Got a good reason
For going and eating out

OSU Crane Song

(To the tune of “It Never Rains in Southern California”)

In a lot beside a crater . . . . . by the MU
Was a truck that was attached to . . . . . something huge

Beaver Believer

(To the tune of “Daydream Believer”)

Oh I get high. Such a grin
Every time the Beavers win

An Inequality

(To the tune of “My Very Good Friend”)

I know wonderful guys within our land
Whose love some folks don’t understand

I-R-B

(To the tune of “Penny Lane”)

If you’re working on a project for your thesis and
There are people in the plan, I’ll guarantee

Algae

(To the tune of “Alfie”)

What is in that grout?
Algae

Getting Wetter Every Day

(To the tune of “Getting Better All The Time”)

It’s getting wetter every day
I’m standing outside in a pool (and I must complain)

She Likes You

(To the tune of “She Loves You”)

She likes you meh, meh, meh
She likes you meh, meh, meh

Wet Christmas

(to the tune of “White Christmas”)

I’m screaming ‘bout a wet Christmas
It happens almost every year
When the skies are gray out

Where is the Sunshine?

(To the tune of “You Are My Sunshine”)

Tomorrow’s forecast is rather gloomy
It starts with showers and ends with rain

LPSC Song

(To the tune of “Wabash Cannonball”)

The Pauling Science Center
Will do a lot of good

I Should Have Studied Harder

(To the tune of “I Should Have Known Better”)

I . . . . should have studied harder when I had the chance
Instead of just drinking beer at the dance

Food Fight

It was in the Old World Deli Friday night
That one hundred people gathered for a bite

No Hair Man

(To the tune of “Nowhere Man”)

He’s a real no-hair man
Wishing he had more hair, man

Make It Stop

(To the tune of “Let It Snow”)

So the forecast says much more raining
It’s of this that I’m complaining

Thank God There’s a Video

(To the tune of “Thank God I’m a Country Boy”)

There’s a bundle of things that a student oughta know
And Ahern’s talk isn’t really very slow

Singer Song

(To the tune of “Ave Maria”)

(The words to the original song are in parentheses to help guide the singing)

All My Junk Mail

(To the tune of “All My Loving”)

Click your mouse, you’ll regret it
On links for free credit

Let It Rain

(To the tune of “Let It Snow”)

Oh the Oregon weather’s dowdy
‘Cause the sky is mostly cloudy

Chair in the Valley

So we all know that Gary’s completed
His term as the Chair of BB
In that effort he truly succeeded
So let’s sing here of his legacy

My ‘A’

(To the tune of “My Way”)

And now, the course is done
Except for all that final testing

I Lost a Lung

(To the tune of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”)

You’ve gone and left me breathless, so especially today
An absence from my body makes it hard to say

All My Junk Mail

(To the tune of “All My Loving”)

Click your mouse, you’ll regret it
On links for free credit

Yelp!

(To the tune of “Help!”)

Yelp!
I’m feeling lonely

At Dairy Queen

(To the tune of “At Seventeen”)

I saw the light at Dairy Queen
While eating cho-co-late ice cream

Online Movie

(To the tune of “Feelin’ Groovy”)

Oh no! I missed my class
Someone ought to kick my ass.

Fairway Eleven

(To the tune of “Stairway to Heaven”)

There’s a hole on the course. It is one of the worst
You’ll encounter at fairway eleven

Biochemistry, Biochemistry

(To the tune of “Oh Christmas Tree”)

Biochemistry Biochemistry_x000B_I wish that I were wiser_x000B_I feel I’m in way o’er my head_x000B_I need a new advisor
My courses really shouldn’t be_x000B_Such metabolic misery_x000B_Biochemistry Biochemistry_x000B_I wish that I were wiser

Apochorus Bob

(to the tune of “Any Dream Will Do”)(Dedicated to Bob Gibbons, AKA “Apochorus Bob” leader of our Crete singing group, the Apochorus Singers) The maestro stands, prepared for cueingThirty singers cooing, a thankless jobThey get their start. On count of three nowBut...

Trader Joe’s Tonight

(To the tune of “Strangers in the Night”)

(Published in the MockingOwl Roost -
https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/2022/07/16/the-mockingowl-roost-trader-joes-tonight/)

Silent Spring

(To the tune of “Silent Night”)

Silent Spring.  Everything
Changed at once.  Gone, ka-ching

Selfie

(To the tune of “Alfie”)

You just took an-other Selfie
That poor i-Phone is almost worn out

Students Rejoice

(To the tune of “Joy to the World”)

Students rejoice.
The end is near_x000B_For bi-o-chem-is-try

Your Way

And now, we’re standing here,

The end of months of planning.

My friends, I have a fear

This isn’t good, notwithstanding

I’m Ill

(To the tune of “I Will”)

Who knows how long I’ll be here
I think I need a pill

New Teacher Song

(To the tune of “Battle Hymn of the Republic”)

The wisdom we have brought today’s a song that is our first
Please forgive us if it’s rough because it’s really unrehearsed

Gaia

(To the tune of “If I Had a Hammer”)

When he bought his Hummer
He revved it in the driveway

Viagra

(To the tune of “Maria” from West Side Story)

Viagra
The most mind-blowing stuff I’ve ever used

A Norwegian Would

Sven hopped in his boat
Didn’t get far. It wouldn’t float

He patched up a hole
Tried it again. Much better then

Doctor Frei

The time’s arrived for all of us
To say a fond goodbye
We’ve truly loved the time we’ve spent
With our colleague Dr. Frei

Sad Story of Thad

(To the tune of “Theme Song from The Beverly Hillbillies”)

You’ve gotta hear the story of the Inuit named Thad
A boat and a gun were the only things he had

The End of the Term

(To the tune of “The End of the World”)

Why are these pathways so daunting?
When do the enzymes work best?

Let It Shine

(to the tune of “Let It Snow”)

Oh the weather outside looks better
You can put away your sweater
And the sun is all bright and fine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine

Doctor Frei

The time’s arrived for all of us
To say a fond goodbye
We’ve truly loved the time we’ve spent
With our colleague Dr. Frei

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Wal-Mart

When you’re in a funk
And really craving some junk
You always head out to
Wal-Mart

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A Norwegian Would

Sven hopped in his boat
Didn’t get far. It wouldn’t float

He patched up a hole
Tried it again. Much better then

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Let It Shine

(to the tune of “Let It Snow”)

Oh the weather outside looks better
You can put away your sweater
And the sun is all bright and fine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine

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