AXLE VISE

sung to the tune of Edelweiss

by Benjamin Manthey

Axle Vise...
Axle Vise...
Every morning you greet me
Silver and light, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Bracket so bold
May you clamp and hold
Clamp and hold forever...
Axle Vise...
Axle Vise...
Bless my work-stand forever...
Silver and light, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Bracket so bold
May you clamp and hold
Clamp and hold forever...
Axle Vise...
Axle Vise...
Bless my work-stand forever...
			
Edelweiss...
Edelweiss...
Every morning you greet me
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow
May you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever...
Edelweiss...
Edelweiss...
Bless my homeland forever...
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow
May you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever...
Edelweiss...
Edelweiss...
Bless my homeland forever...

This is a spoof of the classic tune Edelweiss from The Sound of Music. My friend Rich came up with the line "Axle Vise" and I finished up the rest of the song, with the exception of the line "Bracket so bold" which was thought up by my brother David. Also presented here are the original lines to Edelweiss for those who have forgotten how it really goes. An axle vise is a tool to clamp a bicycle axle without damaging the threads.
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