Old Marc Binder Had A Lab

This parody (written by Greg Crowther) is sung to the tune of "Old McDonald Had A Farm" (traditional).

From 1995 to 2002, I was a graduate student in the University of Washington's Department of Physiology & Biophysics -- or "PBio," as it is commonly called. Below is a summary of departmental research written for children aged 3 to 7.

Old Marc Binder had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
And in this lab he had some cats. P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
With a "meow meow" here and a "meow meow" there,
Here a "meow," there a "meow,"
Everywhere a "meow meow,"
Old Marc Binder had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.

Old Kevin Conley had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
And in this lab he had some snakes. P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
With a "hiss hiss" here and a "hiss hiss" there,
Here a "hiss," there a "hiss,"
Everywhere a "hiss hiss,"
Old Kevin Conley had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.

Old Eric Feigl had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
And in this lab he had some dogs. P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
With a "ruff ruff" here and a "ruff ruff" there,
Here a "ruff," there a "ruff,"
Everywhere a "ruff ruff,"
Old Eric Feigl had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.

Old Stan Froehner had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
And in this lab he had some mice. P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
With a "squeak squeak" here and a "squeak squeak" there,
Here a "squeak," there a "squeak,"
Everywhere a "squeak squeak,"
Old Stan Froehner had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.

Old Ed Giniger had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
And in this lab he had some flies. P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
With a "bzz bzz" here and a "bzz bzz" there,
Here a "bzz," there a "bzz,"
Everywhere a "bzz bzz,"
Old Ed Giniger had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.

Old Ed Rubel had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
And in this lab he had some chicks. P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
With a "cheep cheep" here and a "cheep cheep" there,
Here a "cheep," there a "cheep,"
Everywhere a "cheep cheep,"
Old Ed Rubel had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.

Old Mike Shadlen had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
And in this lab he had some monkeys. P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
With a [monkey sounds] here and a [monkey sounds] there,
Here a [monkey sound], there a [monkey sound],
Everywhere a [monkey sounds],
Old Mike Shadlen had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.

Old Zagotta had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
And in this lab he had some frogs. P-Bi-P-Bi-o.
With a "ribbit ribbit" here and a "ribbit ribbit" there,
Here a "ribbit," there a "ribbit,"
Everywhere a "ribbit ribbit,"
Old Zagotta had a lab in P-Bi-P-Bi-o.