The Offer's Real

This is a "Law Lessong" - a law lesson in a song - that I wrote to help students consider the issues surrounding the making of a contract offer. When does negotiation coalesce into an offer that may be accepted? This view looks to language, surrounding circumstances and certainty and definiteness as factors to consider in finding an outward manifestation of present intent to be bound to a contract. I hope that it is useful to you.

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The melody is based loosely on "St. Anne's Reel" (public domain).
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The Offer's Real
Lyrics by Mark DeAngelis
Tune: based on St. Anne's Reel (public domain)

Paul went off to work today,
Unaware of what might come his way,
Through e-mails, calls and letters and texts,
He wondered if he'd make a deal.

Communication constantly;
Negotiation seeming endlessly,
How can he tell when the offer's made
To step in and seal the deal? Manifestation of a present intent, To perform a contract in any event, Look at the language that was sent, To determine if an offer's real. I offer, I promise, I covenant to Render contract performance direct to you This is the language that will do To determine that an offer's real

A court of law with objective bent
Will not unearth subjective intent
Read the signs from what's been shown
To determine if the offer's real.

An advertisement it's been said
Is often not an offer, but instead
An invitation to make offers to buy
If the seller wants to seal a deal Manifestation of a present intent, To perform a contract in any event, What circumstances are present To determine if an offer's real. Language expression may hold the key, Along with what circumstances there may be, Definiteness and certainty Will determine if an offer's real.

With our terms now there must be
Sufficient definiteness and certainty
On each and every of the law's demands
For a contract to made for real.

Sufficiently certain, sufficiently clear
With evidence for the court to hear
To grant relief in the event of breach
Will determine if the offer's real. Manifestation of a present intent, To perform a contract in any event, Sufficiently certain and definite To determine if an offer's real. Language expression may hold the key, Along with what circumstances there may be, Definiteness and certainty Help determine if an offer's real. I offer, I promise, I covenant to Render contract performance direct to you This is the language that will do To determine that an offer's real

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• offer and acceptance
• contract offer
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[wench23]

AMAZING! Love all the songs