To All the Metals I’ve Complexed Before

Written by Brian Leigh and Elizabeth Mayo
Sung by John Bercaw and Jonas Peters

To all the metals I’ve complexed before
I sit and wonder what they’re for
For CH activation
For Methane Hydroxylation
To all the metals I’ve complexed before

To all the ligands I’ve ever made
Learned what role in catalysis they played
Every one pot synthesis
It makes me reminsce
Of all the metals I’ve complexed before

The BP execs are always yelling
We always know down deep
That our arguments aren’t that compelling
But this grant we want to keep

To all the metals I’ve complexed before
With new structures I sought to explore
The crystals did not shatter
And gave us a good scatter
To all the metals I’ve complexed before

To all the students who’ve come through these doors
I’m sorry I never let you outdoors
You spent all your time in lab
And ended up in rehab
To all the students who’ve come through these doors

The BP execs are always yelling
We always know down deep
That our arguments aren’t that compelling
But this grant we want to keep

To all the metals I’ve complexed before
We sit and wonder what they’re for
For CH activation
For Methane Hydroxylation
To all the metals I’ve complexed before

To all the Dian’s we’ve married before
We sit and wonder and adore
We dream of that first kiss
Of that we reminisce
To all the Dian’s we’ve loved and adored