Parody of “Magpie”, words and music
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Parody lyrics ©2017-06-19 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.
Eleven forty nine defined it.
Eleven forty nine defined it.
Eleven forty nine defined it.
Oh the pigeon is more useful
Then any fish or fowl:
More swift and any turtle,
More wise than any cow.
For she brings us news of errors
In functions we just called,
And she knows when we are shutting down
And helps when we reboot.
| Chorus: |
One's for echo, Two's for ack. Three's for data, Four's for nak. Five's to open, Six to close. And seven's for the lost one who never shows. |
When one arrives they all shift right.
One leaves, and they shift left.
Throughout the air and ether,
We know to trust her best.
For she flocks to our home office,
And perches at our work,
And travels as the crow flies,
And need not mob our hub.
(Chorus)
The boss may think it's kludgey
To use the hacker's bird,
But we're armed with an RFC
And sense of the absurd.
The bird that's iridescent
Is perfect for our needs.
She'll carry paper packets
If we scatter random seeds.
Eleven forty nine defined it.
Eleven forty nine defined it.
Eleven forty nine defined it.
April first of 1990.