ASTRONOMY
(To the tune of "Yesterday" by The Beatles)


Astronomy:  once I thought that I was here to stay.
Now it looks as though I'm going away.
Oh, I believed in astronomy.

Suddenly, I'm not in the field I used to be.
Now my job requires no Ph.D.
Oh, astronomy went suddenly.

Why did I go? Well, you know, there was no job for me.
Did I do something wrong to not belong in astronomy?

Astronomy, I'll still read about you in the Times:
John Noble Wilford will be on my mind.
Oh, I'll still care about astronomy.

Why did I go? Well, you know, there was no job for me.
Did I do something wrong to not belong in astronomy?

Astronomy, I've sent all my data to my colleagues,
I guess they'll publish them and credit me.
But I won't be in astronomy.

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P.S.  If you would like to hear the song, you can find it at:
    http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~eschulma/aysong.html