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by David Rood
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I Grok Spock
Story
I don't see them much anymore, but for a while bumper stickers reading "I grok Spock" were fairly popular in fandom. After watching a documentary on "Trekkies" (Trekkers, Trekkoids, etc.), and being single myself, I got to wondering if grokking Spock was a sufficient basis for a marriage. No deep wisdom came of that pondering, but I wrote a cool song...
Lyrics
The man has style, grace and witIf you need a good first officer, this guy is it
He’s standing right behind you when you need to get a grip
He’s everybody’s hero; he’s the man of the hour
His dogma chased his katra right into a stellar cloud
He never put the individual before the crowd
I want to try a mind meld if you say that I’m allowed
I tried to be like him and now I think I’m having pon farr
I grok Spock
He sure is cool
He sees right through you; he’s nobody’s fool
He’s your right-hand man when you deal with paradox
I wanna be like him, yeah, I grok Spock
I asked why she wasn’t waiting in line
Screaming for an autograph and giving him the eye
She laughed and said she got his name way back in ’85
But maybe later on he’ll meet her up in her room
I said I guess it’s been a while since you became a Trekkie;
She said, I prefer the term Trekker, if you please
I said, If I act like him, would you want to be with me?
She said the vulcan gets me going but I finish with the human
She groks Spock
She thinks he’s sexy
Raising that eyebrow, she says he’s the best; he’s
Slow-walkin’, low-talkin’, strong as an ox
She’s getting turned on sayin’ she groks Spock
Tell me all about the birds and the bees
Tell me ‘bout the fishes swimming down in the sea
Tell me ‘bout the way the wind makes love to the trees
As it makes all the branches go swish and hum
Oh the mystery dance is calling us to play
Now we’re talking to each other in a whole new way
Tell me what is going on in her tum-tum
Won’t you please tell me where baby Trekkers come from
Now we grok Doc Spock
What a writer
His manual makes our bouncing burden lighter
We know what we’ll do when the kid walks and talks
Oh yeah, we’re Trekker parents, but now we grok Doc Spock
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