Tom Lehrer - LY song

Don't play this song too loudly and listen carefully. I hope you understand the lyrics easily because Tom Lehrer pronounces very clearly.



This is LY, it's spelt L Y and it's very useful. Let me show you:

You're wearing your squeaky shoes
And right there taking a snooze
Is a tiger, so how do you walk on by?
Silently ... silently ... silent ... l-y

You're a secret agent man
Who's after the secret plan
How do you act so they dont know you're as spy?
Normally ... normally ... normal ... l-y

At an eating contest you boast
That you can eat the most
How do you down your fiftieth piece of pie?
Eagerly ... eagerly ... eager ... l-y

On the lake your boat upset
And your clothes got soaking wet
How do you stand and wait for them to dry?
D-d-d-d-d patiently ... d-d-d-d-d patiently ... patient ... l-y

In the public library
You fall and you hurt your knee
But the sign says quiet please, so how can you cry?
Quietly .... quietly .... quiet ... l-y

As you walk along the street
A porcupine you meet
How do you shake his hand when he says hi?
Carefully ... carefully .... careful ... l-y

You enter a very dark room
And sitting there in the gloom
Is dracula! now how do you say goodbye?
Immediately ... immediately ... immediate ... l-y

The position of adverbs in Obama's inauguration

Separated by a Bible used by Abraham Lincoln at his first inaugural, Roberts asked Obama: "Are you prepared to take the oath, senator?" The former Illinois senator indicated he was, and Roberts started reciting — and Obama repeating — the 35-word oath that is prescribed by the Constitution.

The presidential oath comes directly from the Constitution. It says: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

When Chief Justice Roberts administered the oath, he misplaced the word "faithfully." The second clause as read by Roberts became, "that I will execute the office to the president of the United States faithfully. . . ."

Roberts tried to correct himself, but he still got it slightly wrong, saying, "faithfully the office of the president of the United States. . . ." Repeating the chief justice's original but flawed version, Obama said, "the office of president of the United States faithfully. . .