I Like The Pope

pseudoramblings short shelf-life

Liner notes

This was written within hours of Pope Leo being elected -- the Talking Maths in Public chat was a-flutter with the news that His Holiness studied maths, and immediately descended into a pun-off. The best ones made it into this, which was the absolute anthem of the TMiP conference after we played it.

I like the Pope
The Pope's got notes on polytopes

I like the Pope, he's got a maths degree
When he integrates, he adds a holy C

I like the Pope, I like the Swiss Guard an' all
He's number one, but he transcends the cardinals

I like the Pope, but it's always a mess
To do topology with His Holiness

Is it some kind of joke that you can't be Pope unless you're a bloke?
If you're not a Catholic, you're out of luck
If you're gay or you're married or you f...
ail to find a rhyme, you get stuck

I like the Pope, and here's a big spoiler
He's called himself Leo after Leonhard Euler *For the encore at Talking Maths in Public, we changed this verse to 'We hoped he'd be here, it's his favourite subject / but he's probably gone to Taking Mass in Public'. House down.

I like the Pope
The Pope's got notes on polytopes
The Pope's got notes on polytopes
The Pope's got notes on polytopes