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I.U.Cr

by Iain Oswald and Andy Parkin

IUCr YMCA
If you’ve bought a new CCD
And you’re losing interest in chemistry
And you find you’re wearing sandals and socks
And your good taste is on the rocks

Young man, there's a place you should be
If your interest is crystallography
You can go there, and I'm sure you will find
Many others of a like mind.

It's fun to go to the IUCr
It's fun to go to the IUCr
There are posters and talks from high pressure to twins
Many prizes and other things

It's fun to go to the IUCr
It's fun to go to the IUCr
You can travel away, get so drunk every day
And you don’t even have to pay...

Many famous names can be found
They stand chatting, or just wandering round
And they don’t mind if you come and say hi
(You just have to network sometimes...)

Often they are full of ideas
They may help you, or allay all your fears
The next meeting is Florence Italy
Get a grant from the RSC.

It's fun to go to the IUCr
It's fun to go to the IUCr
There are posters and talks from high pressure to twins
Many prizes and other things

It's fun to go to the IUCr
It's fun to go to the IUCr
You can travel away, get so drunk every day
And you don’t even have to pay...

Young Man, I was once in your shoes,
I felt chemists didn’t have any clue
about what my work was related to
I felt that X-rays had no use

That's when someone came up to me
and they told me about a plenary
There's a do that’s called the IUCr
And this year it’s in Geneva.

It's fun to go to the IUCr
It's fun to go to the IUCr
You can travel away, get so drunk every day
And you don’t even have to pay...

IUCr
It's fun to go to the IUCr
It's fun to go to the IUCr
Young man, young man, you’ve seen how it’s done
Young man, young man, now go have some fun

IUCr
Just go to the IUCr
Young man, young man, you’ve a new CCD
Young man, young man, use it so wise-ly

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Young man, there's no need to feel down
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said, young man, 'cause your in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy

Young man, there's a place you can go
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough
You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
They have everything For young men to enjoy.
You can hang out with all the boys.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel.

Young man, Are you listening to me
I said, young man, what do you want to be
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams,
but you've got to know this one thing.

No man, does it all by himself
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf
And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A.
I'm sure they can help you today

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
They have everything for young men to enjoy.
You can hang out with all the boys.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel.

Young Man, I was once in your shoes,
I said, I was down and out with the blues
I felt, no man cared if I were alive
I felt the whole world was so jive

That's when someone came up to me
and said young man take a walk up the street
There's a place there called the Y.M.C.A.
They can start you back on your way.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
They have everything For young men to enjoy.
You can hang out with all the boys.

Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
Young man, Young man, there's no need to feel down
Young man, Young man, pick yourself off the ground

Y.M.C.A.
just go to the Y.M.C.A.
Young Man, Young Man, I was once in your shoes,
Young Man, Young Man, I was out with the blues

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