GRAMMAR BOY

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Regular and even irregular readers of this blog will have noticed that an old ex-schoolteacher, Richard of RBB is a contributor. He writes posts of his own on his blog - the name of which eludes me - and bangs on about double bass, violin and sometimes trumpet and guitar playing. He gets a bit technical so it's a bit of relief when he alternates with posts about his lawn growing or the paint on his house drying.

He is a bit of a grammar Nazi and most of his comments on my and others' blogs are concerned with drawing attention to spelling mistakes or other minor grammatical transgressions. I thought that the following should be dedicated to him.

Grammar boy
Get your marker pen out
You got 'em writing lines waiting for you
Grammar boy
You got 'em scribbling out the posts
So don't bang on too much arcanely
For $25,000 you can look like a woman tonight
But $25,000 I don't think is enough

I think you can strike out, uh-huh
I think you can strike out
Oh, you really know how to deride it
I think you can strike out

Grammar boy
You've been grandpops for a while
With a crocodile smile
Grammar boy
You're a raving loon
And you're yesterday's news but,
For $37,000 you can look like your sister tonight
For $37,000 I think you'll look quite a sight

I think you can strike out, uh-huh
I think you can strike out
Oh, you really know how to deride it
I think you can strike out

So purge with your marker, now, and
criticise as you send them low
Squeal from your blisters
You get from crossing out lots of anomalies
And be aware
That there's not many there
Who want to take time to proofread for so few readers no more
Come on, who wants to take time to proofread for so few readers no more?
Would you want to take time to proofread for so few readers, maybe four?

Ladies and gentlemen, a warm and wet welcome with your willies for  the most pedantic group of the century, Ricky and the Hemocytozoons

Grammar boy
You have acted like a pill
And no doubt still will
Grammar boy
You've got old jokes to tell
When you see your old friends
For $49,000 you can look like a woman tonight
For $49,000 you might be less of a fright

I think you can strike out, uh-huh
I think you can strike out
Oh, you really know how to deride it
I think you can strike out

So purge with your marker, now, and
criticise as you send them low
Squeal from your blisters
You get from crossing out lots of anomalies
And be aware
That there's not many there
Who want to take time to proofread for so few readers no more
Come on, who wants to take time to proofread for so few readers no more?
Would you want to take time to proofread for so few readers, maybe four?

You can't fool 'em

Who wants to take time to proofread for so few readers no more

Don't you wanna try and take time to proofread for so few readers no more?

        Lyrics copied and buggered up from The Guess Who