>From: William Doherty <doherty@meol.mass.edu>
>Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 21:49:07 -0400 (EDT)

>from the *Wee Wisdom* record, to the tune of the farmer in the dell:


The word is not the thing,
        The word is not the thing-
Words can never take the place 
        of what is happening.

That robin's song you heard
        you ran and spread the word-
But was it quite as real as tho
        You all had heard the bird?

You read about a brook,
        You'd love to have a look
'Cause how could you dip your toe
        into a story book?

You saw the setting sun-
        Could you tell anyone?-
Words are just a lot of noise
        When all is said and done

And wouldn't is be absurd
        If nothing but the word
Could bring you all the wonder
        of a sunset, brook, or bird?