The First Nobel

(This carol is sung to the tune of "The First Noel")

The first Nobel Mr. Resnick did say
Was given to Roentgen for finding X-rays
He look-ed out and saw his wife's hand
Encircled by her wedding band.

Nobel, Nobel, Nobel, Nobel
He gave us dynamite
He gave us del

The first Nobel winner worked night and day
To find things to do with his new X-rays
He shot then at his friends who thought him quite wise
Until they had children with seventeen eyes.

Nobel, Nobel, Nobel, Nobel
He gave us dynamite
He gave us del

The first Nobel Mr Resnick informs
Was given to Lorentz, but not for transforms
He shared it with Zeeman for structures so fine
In magnetic fields they saw two lines

Nobel, Nobel, Nobel, Nobel
He gave us dynamite
He gave us del

The third Nobel was to the Curies
For thier seeing radioactivities
They experimented and thought it a lark
Until they both started to glow in the dark.

Nobel, Nobel, Nobel, Nobel
He gave us dynamite
He gave us del