• From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Topic: "University Blues"

I teach at a university and this song is about the some the characters one can find on any university campus.  I love what I do for a living - but the academic profession does have it's downside (it's  just like any other profession - we just use bigger words to express our frustrations).
[SONG]
{t:University Blues}
{c:by; James McCormick, March 18, 2007}
{c:12-bar blues}

Some [C]students are full of hormones, they [C7]cannot use their brains
Some [C]students never study and very [C7]clueless they shall remain
Some [F]students are just plain stupid, they [F7]just don't know how to think
Some [C]students believe that college is just a [C7]scenic place to drink
Some [G]students never go to class, yeah [G7]failure's the path they choose
Some [C]students make you wanna sing the [G7]university blues
. . . .
Some pro-[C]fessors are flaming perverts, venal [C7]pompous little twits
Some pro-[C]fessors are senile windbags tenured [C7]blithering idiots
Some pro-[F]fessors can do research but they [F7]don't know how to teach
Some pro-[C]fessors are absent-minded and im-[C7]possible to reach
Some pro-[G]fessors are totally blinded by their [G7]ivory-tower view
Some pro-[C]fessors make you wanna sing the [G7]university blues
. . . .
Some ad-[C]ministrators are petty purely po-[C7]litical sycophants
Some ad-[C]ministrators are eunuchs with no [C7]testicles in their pants
Some ad-[F]ministrators are vicious sneaky [F7]predatory beasts
Some ad-[C]ministrators are cranky with great [C7]big old flabby seats
Some ad-[G]ministrators are miserable sub-[G7]humans with no excuse
Some ad-[C]ministrators make you wanna sing the [G7]university blues
. . . .
Most [C]students are quite perceptive, in-[C7]telligent and bright
Most [C]students will learn and graduate and [C7]lead a productive life
Most pro-[F]fessors are friendly people dedi-[F7]cated to the truth
Most pro-[C]fessors are just like students who are [C7]stuck in eternal youth
Most ad-[G]ministrators are people who will [G7]do their best for you
It's just the [C]dummys, d**ks, and d**kless who will [G7]make you sing the [C]blues
[/SONG]

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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  • From: Hendersonville, NC USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: "University Blues"

Hey James - I'm thinking that one's from the heart. Was playing it as fast as I could and still get the lyrics out. Fun song

J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

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  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: "University Blues"

Yep - straight from the heart - although there are lots of my Statistics students who would question whether I have a heart!  Glad you like it - it felt good to get that one out of my system.  James

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]

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  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
  • Registered: 2006-09-02
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Re: "University Blues"

Hi James,


I guess that one relieved a lot of tensions that have built up over the years. It is well thought out and writted though and as Jeff says it is fun.


Can I nominate it for the University Graduation Day Anthem? <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing">


Roger

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