'Twas the Night Before Finals
The Peripatetic Bard
(Joe Brooks)
(Joe Brooks)
'Twas the night before finals
And all through the college,
The students were praying
For last minute knowledge.
And all through the college,
The students were praying
For last minute knowledge.
Most were quite sleepy
But none touched their beds,
While visions of 4.0's
Danced in their heads.
But none touched their beds,
While visions of 4.0's
Danced in their heads.
While 7th semester was
Still out there drinking,
And hoping that liquor
Would loosen up their thinking.
Still out there drinking,
And hoping that liquor
Would loosen up their thinking.
In my own small apartment
I found I was pacing,
And dreading exams that
I soon would be facing.
I found I was pacing,
And dreading exams that
I soon would be facing.
My roommate was speechless,
His nose in his book,
And my comments to him
Drew an unfriendly look.
His nose in his book,
And my comments to him
Drew an unfriendly look.
I drained all the coffee
And brewed a new pot,
A true caffeine junkie
My nerves were all shot.
And brewed a new pot,
A true caffeine junkie
My nerves were all shot.
I stared at my notes,
But my thoughts were muddy,
My eyes started blurring,
I just couldn't study.
But my thoughts were muddy,
My eyes started blurring,
I just couldn't study.
"Some fast food might help,"
I said with a shiver,
But each place I called
Refused to deliver.
I said with a shiver,
But each place I called
Refused to deliver.
(Except for Pizza Lovers; they deliver
snow or no snow!)
snow or no snow!)
I'd nearly concluded
That life was too cruel,
With my future depending
On grades earned in school.
That life was too cruel,
With my future depending
On grades earned in school.
When all of the sudden,
Our door opened wide
And Patron Saint "Ganja Man"
Ambled inside.
Our door opened wide
And Patron Saint "Ganja Man"
Ambled inside.
His spirit was careless,
His manner was mellow,
His manner was mellow,
He thru back his head and
He started to bellow:
He started to bellow:
"What kind of student
Would make such a fuss,
Too toss back at teachers
What they tossed at us?"
"On Cliff Notes! On Crib Notes!
On last year's exams!
On Wingit and Slingit,
And last minute crams!"
On last year's exams!
On Wingit and Slingit,
And last minute crams!"
His message delivered,
He vanished from sight,
But we all heard him laughing
Outside in the night.
He vanished from sight,
But we all heard him laughing
Outside in the night.
"Your teachers have pegged you,
So just do your best.
Happy Finals to all,
And to all, a good test."
So just do your best.
Happy Finals to all,
And to all, a good test."
