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Here we present the hymn wherein Smith’s parodic brilliance first made itself manifest. It concerned an exchange with a “conserned” reader in Voices from the Dust.

Sung to the tune of “The Iron Rod” (a.k.a. “To Nephi, Seer of Olden Time”)

To William Shunn, the Web’s Babe Ruth,
Came e-mail rather odd,
Wherein a callow Mormon youth
Brought up the Iron Rod.

chorus
Give up the Rod, the Iron Rod,
Find something else to do.
The Iron Rod is a big restrictive fraud,
It’s way past time you knew.

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