An ode to teachers across the world.

Most teachers have entered or will soon enter the "marking phase".

Sang to the tune of "Ol' man River"(and apologies to the original)

This ole lady Vera

That ole teacher Vera

She does know something

But kids know nothing

The marking keeps coming,

it keeps on rolling along

The red stripes fly

across the kids work

The kids get Bad marks

Which are soon forgotten

But ole teacher Vera

She just keeps marking all night

You and me, we keep on marking

'Cos everyone's waiting for those ma-arks!

Lift that bag,

take the work

Can’t take a little break

To land in dreamland

Ah gets weary

Am sick of red pens

I’m tired of marking

The kids are waiting,

the head is waiting

for marks to come rolling along