[Geysers] Geyser Carol 2012

Karen Webb caros at xmission.com
Mon Dec 24 14:32:59 PST 2012


I was about to try my hand again (wondering if it was not the end of the 
world Friday but the Rapture and you'd been taken to a better place!). 
The last verse and chorus put you firmly in the realms of filk. Thanks 
for another fun, only-gazers-would-get-it romp through Wonderland!
Karen Webb

On 12/24/2012 11:08 AM, sgryc at comcast.net wrote:
>
> No, I didn't forget.  It's just that inspiration was delayed a bit 
> this year.  Here's hoping for a better
>
> new year filled with joy from our strange and wonderful obsession.
>
> Season's Greetings to All,
>
> Steve Gryc
>
> *Colter's Hell*
>
> (to the tune of "Jingles Bells")
>
> At Gardiner we arrive
>
> In a beat-up Chevrolet,
>
> Through the park we drive
>
> Gazing all the way.
>
> We see a boiling spring
>
> Erupting to great height,
>
> What fun it is to ride and sing
>
> A gazing song tonight.
>
> Oh, Colter's Hell, sulphur smell,
>
> Brimstone all around.
>
> Oh what fun it is to see
>
> Mud boiling in the ground.
>
> Travertine, stinking steam,
>
> Sinter everywhere,
>
> Sputs and holes and fumeroles
>
> To make us stop and stare.
>
> A day or two ago
>
> I thought I'd take a ride
>
> On out to Iron Creek
>
> Guidebook at my side.
>
> The day was cold and dank
>
> Misfortune seemed my lot,
>
> But right along the river bank
>
> The Cliff Geyser upshot.
>
> Oh, Colter's Hell, sulphur smell,
>
> Brimstone all around.
>
> Oh what fun it is to see
>
> Mud boiling in the ground.
>
> Travertine, stinking steam,
>
> Sinter everywhere,
>
> Sputs and holes and fumeroles
>
> To make us stop and stare.
>
>
>
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