Return of the JD (What Is This Thing Called Law)

         
 

The following song shows that they have very different personalities, and very different interpretations of what the law is:

“What Is This Thing Called Law”

Verse 1:
Student #1:
The crowning achievement of civilization
Student #2:
A respectable job, with quite good compensation
Student #3:
Unending tedium, beyond toleration
All:
That’s what we call law

Verse 2:
Student #1:
A system of justice to rule through the land
Student #2:
The best way I know to start at fifty grand (Today, change to “ninety grand”)
Student #3:
One million things to know before the exam
All:
That’s what we call law

Bridge:
Student #1:
How can I tell you the meaning of law?
Liberty, freedom, and justice for all!
Without it, we’re nothing, no!
Men would be mites!
Deprived of their inalienable rights
Student #2:
You start as an associate, and work for a while
Put in your hours, and cultivate style
All to make partner, for this I have prayed
At forty, your future is made in the shade
Student #3:
You struggle with statutes and cases and rules
You can’t help but realize the judges are fools
And when it’s all over, you ask yourself “Why?”
You know there’s no answer, you break down and cry

Verse 3:
Student #1:
You just gotta love our good friend, Socrates
Student #2:
When I am a partner, I’ll do as I please
Student #3:
Civil Procedure brought me to my knees
All:
That’s what we call law

Coda:
That’s what we call Law!

(Written by Maureen Kane Berg '87 with help from Josh Hornick '85. This was Maureen's first contribution to the Musical.)

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Thanks to Maureen Kane Berg for providing this information.