Small Laboratory Saucepan?

Is your laboratory environment something like this?

Sosban Fach (meaning ‘Little Saucepan’) is a popular Welsh song which recounts the troubles of a harassed housewife. It is particularly associated with the Llanelli Rugby Union Football Club, deriving from Llanelli’s tin plating industry, which used to tin-plate steel saucepans and other kitchen utensils to supply to the British public.

I found myself singing it during harassed moments in the laboratory, at first, simply because I like the song, but I came to realize how appropriate, with a bit of interpretation, it was in a laboratory context.

*Original*	*Laboratory Application*
Mae bys Meri-Ann wedi brifo, Mary-Ann has hurt her finger,	A typical laboratory accident.
A Dafydd y gwas ddim yn iach. And David the servant / farm boy is not well.	The junior technician (as so often) is off sick.
Mae’r baban yn y crud yn crio, The baby in the cradle is crying,	The first-year PhD student is demanding help
A’r gath wedi scrapo Joni bach. And the cat has scratched little Johnny	The second-year was not taking proper safety measures when dealing with laboratory animals.
Sosban fach yn berwi ar y tân, A little saucepan is boiling on the fire,	A supervised reaction on the lab bench.
Sosban fawr yn berwi ar y llawr, A big saucepan is boiling (over?) on the floor,	An unsupervised reaction, in an unsuitable place for want of bench space, has got out of control and given rise to a massive spillage.
A’r gath wedi scrapo Joni bach. And the cat has scratched little Johnny.	As above
Cytgan (Refrain)
Dai bach y sowldiwr, ×3 A gwt ei grys e mas. Little Dai the soldier, ×3 And his shirt tail is hanging out.	Can one ever get a lab coat that really fits?
Second verse
Mae bys Meri-Ann wedi gwella, Mary-Ann’s finger has got better,	The student has been to the First Aid room, and treated appropriately.
A Dafydd y gwas yn ei fedd; And David the servant is in his grave;	The junior technician has not (we hope) died, but he has left, and will not be replaced due to funding cuts.
Mae’r baban yn y crud wedi tyfu, The baby in the cradle has grown a bit	The first-year is now more self-sufficient (for the time being).
A’r gath wedi huno mewn hedd. And the cat is ‘asleep in peace’.	The laboratory animal in question has been sedated / put down. (I have one question. Does the original mean that the cat is simply sleeping, or is it a case of R.I.P. Pussy?)
Sosban fach yn berwi ar y tân	As above
Sosban fawr yn berwi ar y llawr	As above
A’r gath wedi huno mewn hedd.	As above