Amazing paste, how
smooth it is
that came
from out o' that jar;
How mar-ve-lous it is to stick
a page that once flew free.
'Twas late one night
I mixed it up
and left it to cool 'til dawn;
Then got out brush and masking strip,
to pages set upon.
Amazing paste, it saved
the day,
and brushed out smooth and fine!
The client will be so happy
with books of such fine design.
Amazing paste, how
smooth it is,
it saved three books for me;
and it took no more than a minute's mix
to turn out smooth, lump-free...
Amazing paste, how
fine it is,
that came from out o' that jar,
How mar-ve-lous it is to stick
the page which once flew free
This was first sung at the 1995 Guild of Book Workers Standards of Excellence Conference Tuscaloosa, Alabama