Ballad of the Balance
lyrics copyright James West Nelson 2011
to the tune of "Home on the Range"
Oh give me a beam
With a fulcrum, I mean
And some weights to put onto both ends
If they both mass the same
And their leverage is game
They will balance cuz they are even
Balance requires stead-ee-niss
Not too much force on right or the left
Both leverage and mass
Work together at last
To keep things in balance, that’s best
But what if by night
There's more mass on the right
And the beam now dips down toward that way
Fulcrum toward greater mass
Returns balance real fast
Because leverage has come into play
Balance requires stead-ee-niss
Not too much force on right or the left
Both leverage and mass
Work together at last
To keep things in balance, that’s best