Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Burning of the School


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the debate was keep. Rob Church Talk 23:06, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

The Burning of the School
Article is more based on original research then anything else especially in the summary paragraph and the lyrics added on, does not seem worthy of its own article to me. Cloveious 03:48, 19 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep - This parody of the Battle Hymn is actually documented - I heard Sarah Vowell refer to it in a very well-researched talk recently. (The talk itself is linked from her page!)  The lyrics shown on the page are variations that have been around for decades - perhaps sources are needed? GTBacchus 05:21, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * It is indeed an actual parody. We used to sing it back in the fifth or sixth grade.  We made it up, actually.  Even so, I would not have then, nor would I now, expect that it would warrant an entire article in an encyclopedia.  Consider merging with Battle Hymn of the Republic.  Barring that, delete. &mdash; Gaff  ταλκ 07:19, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * but in our version, we walked into the office and tickled the principal. we were too timid to actually hang anybody. &mdash; Gaff  ταλκ 07:20, 19 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Change of heart...keep. &mdash; Gaff ταλκ 07:21, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Needs improvement. Cultural universal. Valid U.S. folklore. Probably as universal as playing Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March #1 at graduation. Present article weak but can be researched and improved. In a suburb of New York circa 1960 lyrics were ".../We have slaughtered all the teachers/We have broken every rule/We made pies of Mandy/And they came in very handy/Our class goes marching on/Glory, glory, Hallelujah/Mandy hit me with a ruler/So I bopped her on the bean/With a rotten tangerine/Our class goes marching on!" "Mandy" being one particular teacher, of course... In a suburb of Boston circa 1980 I have it on good authority that the lines were "/Glory, glory, Hallelujah/Teacha hit me with a ruler/So I hid behind the door/With a loaded .44/Now our teacha don't teach no more." Now, how about Never laugh when a hearse goes by/For you may be the next to die/They rap you up in a big white sheet/And drop you down about fifty feet? etc. Dpbsmith (talk) 12:46, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete unless verifiable sources provided. &mdash;Wahoofive (talk) 15:50, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Even with sources, strikes me as cruft. &mdash;Wahoofive (talk) 02:33, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Valid folklore, and a wiki is an ideal medium for collecting variations. Perhaps it could be part of a larger article about childhood song parodies. Perodicticus 15:58, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Wahoofive.  Molotov   (talk)  [[Image:Flag of California.svg|25px]]   16:08, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Changed to keep  Molotov   (talk)  [[Image:Flag of California.svg|25px]]   21:30, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I've added a few more sources. Perodicticus 17:51, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Capitalistroadster 18:08, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Verifiable and well known song with references added by User Periodictus. The book Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts as cited by Periodictus refers to it see
 * Keep - potentially useful. Trollderella 20:04, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - needs improvement, but still useful reference on American children folklore Xanthar 05:16, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
 * keep please it is interesting to someone who wants to research childrens folklore in america Yuckfoo 17:33, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - I was just researching this today - this page was extremely valuable to me!


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.