The Little Dud's Rave
by Nigel Gatherer
(to the tune of 'The Little Musgrave')

As it fell down upon a day, 
As many in the year,
Nigel to the newsgroups did go 
To read fair postings there.

And some were good and some were bad, 
And others short or long,
To his delight there was even one 
About U.K. folksong.

He cried to the newsgroup "Harken me,
Lend me your ears a while,
What would you give this day, good peeps,
To lay aside your bile?"

"Oh we dare not for our reasons,
We dare not for our cause,
For the one who'd tear us piece from piece
Is the one known as George Hawes."

"But George is to the dark side gone,
A PC does he use,
And he can't follow every thread
For he posts from Deja News.

"For all his strong opinions,
There's one thing about that man:
He trims his quotes and is succinct
Whene'er he possibly can."

There's certain things which please a chap
Like a tankard full to brim,
A Nic Jones CD, an Imlach LP
And a poster who can trim.

As it fell down upon a day, 
As many in the year,
Nigel to the newsgroups did go 
To read fair postings there.