Recording from 2001 (mostly for historical interest, vocals & baritone uke by Walter Smith): mp3
[Up and down arrows are pitch cues.]
Put omega-naught ↓on the top
And gamma down below
For a mass and spring it’s a quality thing!
It’s a magical ratio-o-o
It’s a magical ratio.
Draw a power curve peaked at f,
With a width delta-f just so,
Divide that f by that delta-f –
It’s the very same ratio-o-o
It’s the very same ratio.
[Slowing down at the start and middle of the verse, then a tempo at the end of the verse]
Near zero frequency
The response is kind of slow
Divide that response into the peak response!
It’s again the same ratio-o-o
It’s again the same ratio.
And who is this versatile fraction?
To whom is such ho↓nor due?
She’s the queen serene of the bouncing scene,
But we all just call her Q-oo-oo,
But we all just call her Q.
She’s the queen ser↑ene of the ↑bouncing scene,
But-- we all just call her Q.