Audio recording of “White Coat–A Med Student’s Song” Original music and lyrics by Nance Yuan Performed by The Note-a-chords at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Class of 2012 White Coat Ceremony on March 23, 2009 The quality of this recording isn’t too great, but hopefully we’ll find another recorded version soon! Lyrics: Colorful crayon scribbles Posted on the classroom wall What do you want to be when you grow up? Was the question for us all. We were too young then to be sure of our dreams But we knew from picture books That a lot of jobs were worth thinking about, And they came with their different looks. A police officer’s uniform A firefighter’s hat A corporate executive’s business suit: What do you think of that? What would I end up wearing? What job was right for me? Years and years later I figured out What I wanted to be. CHORUS I have other jackets I have other clothes But my white coat means a bit more to me than any of those Clothes don’t make the man But it simply reminds me I’m on my way to becoming the doctor that I’m gonna be I’m almost there; I’m gonna be the doctor that I want to be. The path to med school was a long one, But getting in was just the start. From here the road seems to stretch forever It’s not for the faint of heart Anatomy labs and lecture halls and rotations can be tough But the med student’s job is to learn even when the going gets rough. Generations of doctors came before And they were once students too. It’s not strange that we don …
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