SLIS 25th Anniversary Display Page 64
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Title
SLIS 25th Anniversary Display Page 64
Subject
MLIS
SLIS
SLIS
Description
Lyrics to a song titled "Classification Blues"
Creator
John "Johnie"
Publisher
FIMS Graduate Library
Date
Winter 1992
Format
TIFF
Language
English
Identifier
Page 64_Display.tif
Date Created
1985
Is Part Of
SLIS 25th Anniversary Display
Spatial Coverage
Elborn College
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
CLASSIFICATION BLUES
I hear the chain ascending,
I’m goin’ round the bend,
And I ain't acted normal
Since I don’t know when
I’m stuck in the SLIS system
And time keeps draggin’ on
Call numbers I must list them
From Moncton to Hong Kong
When I was just a user,
Librarians gave me looks
Now, don’t you go in reference
Don't ever play with books
But I read a monograph
To make the day go by
Now I got no time to laugh
Just time to classify
But if they freed me from old SLIS
If the next array was mine,
I’d experience more bliss (not Bliss!)
Than man ever felt from wine
I’d go far from this SLIS school
That's where I’d want to lie,
Where there’s ne’er a reference tool,
and the beer’s never dry
John "Johnie" (1985)
I hear the chain ascending,
I’m goin’ round the bend,
And I ain't acted normal
Since I don’t know when
I’m stuck in the SLIS system
And time keeps draggin’ on
Call numbers I must list them
From Moncton to Hong Kong
When I was just a user,
Librarians gave me looks
Now, don’t you go in reference
Don't ever play with books
But I read a monograph
To make the day go by
Now I got no time to laugh
Just time to classify
But if they freed me from old SLIS
If the next array was mine,
I’d experience more bliss (not Bliss!)
Than man ever felt from wine
I’d go far from this SLIS school
That's where I’d want to lie,
Where there’s ne’er a reference tool,
and the beer’s never dry
John "Johnie" (1985)
Original Format
paper
Citation
John "Johnie", “SLIS 25th Anniversary Display Page 64,” Special Collections, accessed November 4, 2025, https://archive.fims.uwo.ca/specialcollections/items/show/466.