Ode to AND
or Opus 4 and 20, for Anitra *

There is a word that I consider most grand,
With which I adjoin - I pronounce her AND.

AND AND AND, AND AND AND,
With which I adjoin - I pronounce her AND.

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Without AND no why and what.
Without AND no yet and but.
Without AND no he and she.
Without AND no you and me.

AND AND AND, AND AND AND,

Without AND no he and she.
Without AND no you and me.

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Here and there: AND is everywhere,
A word most totally kind and fair.
Unlike BUT with which we snub,
AND invites us all to the club!

AND AND AND, AND AND AND,

Unlike BUT with which we snub,
AND invites us all to the club!

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AND AND AND, AND AND AND
AND AND AND, AND AND AND
AND AND AND, AND AND AND

Yes AND affirms our equali-tee,
and brings us together as we should be.
Thus we can all be proud and free,
'Cause I use AND in my poe-tree.