Chemistry Songs

Project Overview

These songs were written and performed by students in Dr. Otto Phanstiel's Organic Chemistry I and II Classes, starting in 1999, and still singing.

"There was an Organic Chemist who had a Functional "

Erika Shepherd, Lauren Hultgren

Song: "Bingo"

Artist: Various

There was an organic chemist who had a functional group
And ester was its name-o
C double bond O, R, O-R
C double bond O, R, O-R
C double bond O, R, O-R
And ester was its name-o

There was an organic chemist who had a functional group
And acid was its name-o
C double bond O, R, O-H
C double bond O, R, O-H
C double bond O, R, O-H
And acid was its name-o

There was an organic chemist who had a functional group
And aldehyde was its name-o
C double bond O, R, H
C double bond O, R, H
C double bond O, R, H
And aldehyde was its name-o

There was an organic chemist who had a functional group
And ketone was its name-o
C double bond O, R, R
C double bond O, R, R
C double bond O, R, R
And ketone was its name-o

There was an organic chemist who had a functional group
And formaldehyde was its name-o
C double bond O, H, H
C double bond O, H, H
C double bond O, H, H
And formaldehyde was its name-o

There was an organic chemist who had a functional group
And ether was its name-o
R group "O" R group
R group "O" R group
R group "O" R group
And ether was its name-o

There was an organic chemist who had a functional group
And alcohol was its name-o
R group "O" H
R group "O" H
R group "O" H
And alcohol was its name-o

There was an organic student who had this song
And bingo was its name-o
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
And bingo was its name-o