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Arthur T.

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Jun 22, 2016, 11:03:06 PM6/22/16
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Title: I Am Con Chair
ttto: I Am Woman by Helen Reddy & Ray Burton

I am Con Chair, I am Ghu
Everything I say is true
And I'm the one who makes my Con run fine
You see problems, but mere mortals
Can't approach my holy portals
And I'm the one whose ass is on the line

(Chorus, 2 lines differ each time):
Yes, I'm a jerk
'Cause I'm the one who makes you work
The members pay their price
They need something really nice
If I have to, I will do anything
I am Tech
I am Publicity
I am Con Chair

When the Con starts, you relax
Go to con suite and eat snacks
But you never know this feeling of control
When the G O H has fits
Or the A/V's on the fritz
I can feel exhilaration in my soul

Yes, I'm a jerk
'Cause I'm the one who makes you work
The members pay their price
They need something really nice
If I have to, I will do anything
I am Den
I am the Green Room staff
I am Con Chair

When the Con's done I am limp
And you think that I'm a wimp
But you never saw the problems that I faced
Better men, whom I could name,
Took this stress and went insane
So a bit of rest won't mean that I'm disgraced

Yes, I'm a jerk
'Cause I'm the one who makes you work
The members pay their price
They need something really nice
If I have to, I will do anything
I am Reg.
I am the Treasurer
I am Con Chair

I am Ops
I am the Webmaster
I am Con Chair


My lyrics copyright 2016 by Arthur Tansky. License granted for
non-commercial archiving and performance as long as:
1. copyright notice is maintained, and
2. no money changes hands.

--
Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" pobox "dot" com

Guessing a lyricist's opinions from his songs is as futile as
guessing an author's opinions from his novels.

Gary McGath

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Jun 23, 2016, 4:55:54 AM6/23/16
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On 6/22/16 11:02 PM, Arthur T. wrote:
> Title: I Am Con Chair
> ttto: I Am Woman by Helen Reddy & Ray Burton
>
> I am Con Chair, I am Ghu
> Everything I say is true

The tune for "I Am Kraken" popped into my head first, and it works for
the first two lines.

--
Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

Kay Shapero

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Jun 23, 2016, 6:27:06 PM6/23/16
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In article <nkg86q$cg3$2...@dont-email.me>, ga...@REMOVEmcgathREMOVE.com
says...
>
> On 6/22/16 11:02 PM, Arthur T. wrote:
> > Title: I Am Con Chair
> > ttto: I Am Woman by Helen Reddy & Ray Burton
> >
> > I am Con Chair, I am Ghu
> > Everything I say is true
>
> The tune for "I Am Kraken" popped into my head first, and it works for
> the first two lines.

Same here. :)

--

Kay Shapero
Address munged, try my first name at kayshapero dot net.

Lee Gold XP

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Jun 23, 2016, 8:10:55 PM6/23/16
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On 6/23/2016 3:27 PM, Kay Shapero wrote:
> In article <nkg86q$cg3$2...@dont-email.me>, ga...@REMOVEmcgathREMOVE.com
> says...
>>
>> On 6/22/16 11:02 PM, Arthur T. wrote:
>>> Title: I Am Con Chair
>>> ttto: I Am Woman by Helen Reddy & Ray Burton
>>>
>>> I am Con Chair, I am Ghu
>>> Everything I say is true
>>
>> The tune for "I Am Kraken" popped into my head first, and it works for
>> the first two lines.
>
> Same here. :)
>

And me.

--Lee

Arthur T.

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Sep 26, 2016, 1:55:04 AM9/26/16
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I just noticed a change to get rid of some accidental sexism:

In the third verse, replace
>Better men, whom I could name,
with
Better fen, whom I could name,

Lee Gold XP

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Sep 26, 2016, 7:08:59 AM9/26/16
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On 9/25/2016 10:54 PM, Arthur T. wrote:
> I just noticed a change to get rid of some accidental sexism:
>
> In the third verse, replace
>> Better men, whom I could name,
> with
> Better fen, whom I could name,
>

Noted.

--Lee
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