talbotlucas.org: a word to the wise is sufficient

I've chosen my theme for bar exam review: "Garden Song" by Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie, specifically the version that's on the live album Precious Friend. Arlo Guthrie has this great audience participation exercise in which everyone learns the lyrics to the song. I can't do justice to Guthrie's style or voice (or teaching style)--you'll have to listen to this version for yourself. But I was struck by the fact that the idea applies to gardening as well as to preparation of bar subject flash cards. The refrain's official lyrics are:

Inch by inch
row by row
gonna make this garden grow
gonna mulch it deep and low
gonna make it fertile ground.

Inch by inch
row by row
please bless these seeds I sow
please keep them safe below
til the rain comes tumb'lin down

My bar exam version goes something like this (with apologies to Mr. Guthrie):

Rule by rule
card by card
gonna make this much less hard
gonna cram this in my brain
gotta take the bar exam.

Rule by rule
card by card
don't let my brain grow hard
and please keep it free of lard
'til the test is over and done.