Certificate of Quid Pro Quo
Quotation Queries
(to the tune of:"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious")
Haybron, you're a favorite son of
That's what census records show, and so, Oh me, Oh My-oh,
We repeat again the pun: "Which state, now please reply-oh,
Is rounded at the ends and at the middle it is High-oh?"
O – H – I – O is
rounded at the ends; the middle's "Hi"-oh.
Haybron, now you're leaving us to bask in
restful splendor;
You've taught us genealogy is more than names or gender,
You've dug up quotes, and by the
way, you've been a staunch extender
Of all the latest news; you are a plugged-in radio sender.
So ciao,
good luck, auf Wiedersehen, are all that we
can render.
Haybron, you've spent years searching for
answers, especially for quotations.
Maybe if you'd been just a bit more efficient, it wouldn't
have taken so many years. But you often had classy clientele: both specific and
General Authorities relied on you to footnote their phrases.And so I say unto you:
"
But more than that, an ancestor of Haybron, that is clear.
And like that patriot Adams who signed
the Declaration,
This direct descendant has served God
and served his nation.
Haybron is
an expert man at answering epistles
That come his way from everywhere, even from apostles.
He knows
what every word's worth and he knows the story
About when Wordsworth trailed those homebound clouds of glory.
He knows where to find out if ever
Captain Cook
Said "Gesundheit" one fine night in downtown Keokuk.
Now Haybron,
here's one final quote for you to verify:
"Après
Other than
me, who said it? and when? and
in which context flow?
Answer us that, dear Haybron, and then... we'll let you go.
*I know this from googling, not gurgling.
Presented to Haybron