All Things Dull and Ugly, was John Rutter

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Sun Jul 8 05:30:52 UTC 2001


--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> Me, I prefer the Python version, "All Things Dull and Ugly," which I
> swear I calligraphed once and had on the wall (I bet my ex-boyfriend
> kept it, I should call him, I miss that). All I can remember is
> 
> All things dull and uh-gu-ly,
> All creatures short and squat,
> All things _____ and dangerous,
> The Lord God made the lot.
> 

I love that song, too.  I like the way it makes such an obvious point 
-- if God is in charge then he must have made cockroaches and weasels 
as well as puppies and butterflies -- into a comment on the way 
people over-sentimentalize things.

I know this isn't real helpful, but I heard the guy who wrote that on 
the radio last year. I can't remember his name, but there must be 
some Monty Python fan out there who does.  IIRC, he had a CD of his 
songs, including this one.

--Joywitch





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