Case Study No. 0164: The Librarian (Jonathan Rundman)

"Librarian" by Jonathan Rundman
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words and music by Jonathan Rundman.
Recorded on August 21, 2009 at The Beat Coffeehouse in Minneapolis.
Jonathan Rundman: acoustic guitar
John Kerns: bass
Troy Alexander: minidrums
The studio version of this song appears on the 2004 Jonathan Rundman album Public Library.
www.jonathanrundman.com
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From jonathanrundman.com:

"Librarian"

when I was just a baby, before I could speak
I would line up all my letter blocks alphabetically
and now it's my vocation and my passion to assign
every decimal-numbered shelf to every decimal-numbered spine

I'm a librarian, I'm a librarian
and I like it quiet so the pages can be heard
I'm a librarian, I'm a librarian
and I do it for the love of the word

I bring order out of chaos, I shine light into the dark
because power comes from knowledge just like fire from a spark
and like Gutenberg and Luther with press and pen in hand
I take the message to the masses in a form they understand

I'm a librarian, I'm a librarian
and I like it quiet so the pages can be heard
I'm a librarian, I'm a librarian
and I do it for the love of the word

and when the day is over I go home at 5:03
and I give thanks to God and then to Andrew Carnegie
and the U.S. Constitution and Orwell, Poe, and Twain
and I'll return at 8AM to open up again

I'm a librarian, I'm a librarian
and I like it quiet so the pages can be heard
I'm a librarian, I'm a librarian
and I do it for the love of the word

Jonathan Rundman: vocals, acoustic guitar, organ
Drew Glackin: 12-string electric guitar, bass
Konrad Meissner: drums, percussion