GIMME GIMME GIMME (A REDOX TITRATION)
Based on "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After
Midnight)"
Original Words and Music by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus
It’s gone wrong -
And I’m reaching the end-point, it’s gone very slightly pink,
I’ve lost half my iron tablets down the sink;
Manganate’s
Oxidising the contents of my volumetric flask,
Thirty half-drops later, and it’s gone at last;
I’ve added too much of
That lovely purple stuuuuuuuff…
Gimme gimme gimme a redox titration,
Analyse the aliquot quantitatively!
Gimme gimme gimme a redox titration,
Oxidise the iron(II) till it’s iron(III)!
Now I’m stuffed,
Cos the tap’s going bonkers, and I haven’t noticed yet
That I’ve left the funnel stuck in my burette;
My results
Aren’t exactly concordant - they’re 6cm3 apart -
My pipette filler was knackered from the start;
What sad results I’ve got -
I think I’ve lost the ploooooooot…
Gimme gimme gimme a redox titration,
Analyse the aliquot quantitatively!
Gimme gimme gimme a redox titration,
Oxidise the iron(II) till it’s iron(III)!
Gimme gimme gimme a redox titration,
Aaaaa-aaaaa-aaaaa-aaah!
Gimme gimme gimme a redox titration,
Aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaah!
(instrumental bit)
This wouldn’t be the case
If it was acid-baaaaaaaase….
Gimme gimme gimme a redox titration,
Analyse the aliquot quantitatively!
Gimme gimme gimme a redox titration,
Oxidise the iron(II) till it’s iron(III)!
Gimme gimme gimme a redox titration,
I’ve bodged my analysis spectacularly;
Gimme gimme gimme a redox titration,
Once again it’s gone distinctly pear-shaped for me….!!
(c) Aimee Hartnell, May 2000