Jeff Mondak songs
This song, and "There's a Bully In My Locker," have been sung at performances by the National Youth Choir of Scotland since the summer of 2009. The version posted here is from one of those concerts. The music is by the heralded Scottish composer John Hearne. A different version of "Laying Down the Laws of Motion," featuring my spoken introduction, appears on Sergio Wals' CD Michael Closed the Bathroom Door.
Laying Down the Laws of Motion
Lyric by Jeff Mondak
Music by John Hearne
Live performance by the National Youth Choir of Scotland, directed by Christopher Bell
The physicist will not insist
You learn the wizard’s potion
But minds will grow if students know
Of Newton’s Laws of Motion
Isaac Newton studied forces
Forces make things start and stop
Students taking science courses
Learn these laws to stay on top
Things in motion stay in motion
Things at rest will stay at rest
Inertia’s our initial notion
Know it and you’ll past the test
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the laws
Of motion
The next law’s also worth a mention
So wisdom will accelerate
Although I sense your apprehension
A speedy lesson is your fate
With your elbow, wrist and shoulder
Here is how you must proceed
Throw a ball and throw a boulder
Greater mass means lesser speed
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the laws
Of motion
One last law we’ll be explaining
Says forces always come in pairs
Newton’s law will leave you straining
When you’re climbing up the stairs
Each step you take is called an action
Push a wall, it pushes back
When you act, expect reaction
Equal and opposite, that’s a fact
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the laws
Of motion
Laying Down the Laws of Motion
Lyric by Jeff Mondak
Music by John Hearne
Live performance by the National Youth Choir of Scotland, directed by Christopher Bell
The physicist will not insist
You learn the wizard’s potion
But minds will grow if students know
Of Newton’s Laws of Motion
Isaac Newton studied forces
Forces make things start and stop
Students taking science courses
Learn these laws to stay on top
Things in motion stay in motion
Things at rest will stay at rest
Inertia’s our initial notion
Know it and you’ll past the test
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the laws
Of motion
The next law’s also worth a mention
So wisdom will accelerate
Although I sense your apprehension
A speedy lesson is your fate
With your elbow, wrist and shoulder
Here is how you must proceed
Throw a ball and throw a boulder
Greater mass means lesser speed
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the laws
Of motion
One last law we’ll be explaining
Says forces always come in pairs
Newton’s law will leave you straining
When you’re climbing up the stairs
Each step you take is called an action
Push a wall, it pushes back
When you act, expect reaction
Equal and opposite, that’s a fact
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the law
We’re laying down the laws
Of motion
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