There Were Three Quarks

There were three Quarks in a neutron seen
Down a down, Hey down, hey down,
One red, one blue, and one was green
With a Down.
The neutron in a nucleus sat
of C - fourteen in Santa's hat
With a down, derry derry derry, up down.

One Quark unto the others said,
Down, a down hey down, hey down,
"I'm dressed for Christmas, all in red."
With a down,
"You're green, not red," a second cried,
"I'm green, she's blue!" the third replied
With a down, derry derry derry up down.

The shouts and shoving grew so keen
Down a down, Hey down, hey down,
Among the red, the blue, and green,
With a Down.
One tripped on a virtual W
That wasn't there, and off it flew
With a down, derry derry derry, up down.

The down who'd tripped fell up so hard
Down a down, Hey down, hey down,
He flipped his spin and gave a charge
With a Down.
To the non-existant W
and knocked it right out of the nucleus, too
With an up, derry derry derry, up down.

The W not far could go
Down a down, Hey down, hey down,
Split off an antineutrino
With a Down.
The charge with a new electron stayed
That from the W was made.
With an up, derry derry derry, up down.

The neutron was a proton then,
Down a down, Hey down, hey down,
The carbon changed to nitrogen.
With a Down.
The N from a carbon's place went scat
Leaving a hole in Santa's hat
With an up, derry derry derry, up down.

As Santa flew high o'er the pole
Down a down, Hey down, hey down,
Ozone trickled through the hole,
With a Down.
A new hypothesis on why
An ozone hole is in the sky.
With an up, derry derry derry, up down.