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Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak
We first met in the Freshman Class
At Newark’s St. Benedicts Prep School
We sat at the back of the room
Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak
Father Damian was
taking attendance
Anderson-“Here”, Bryant-“Here”,
No problem so far
Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak
Down the alphabet he went
Leetch-“Here”,
Morris-“Here”
Getting closer to
Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak
On his face, little beads of sweat appear,
Rossner-“Here”,
Thompson-“Here”,
Almost down to
Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak
“Must be a misprint”, he thinks,
“W followed by a funny looking l,
And the next two names
look no better,”
Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak
With mercy, with compassion
I stood up, “v-woh-sheen-ski”
Hank stood up, “ voy-toh-vich”,
And Don stood up, “voo-eee-chock”
That’s the way we did it as Freshmen,
And 3 years later, many teachers later,
We’re still standing up to say
“Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak”
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