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Original song |
Rocket Man |
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Original artist |
Elton John |
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Filk author |
Wes Morgan |
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Intro |
While attempting to thrash a socket-ridden BSD package to some semblance of System V-ism, the following ditty camne unbidden.... |
Socket Man
(with apologies to Elton John)
I got my source last night from FTP
Compiling up at 2 AM
And my system is screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaming
"Undefined" at me.....
I thumb through books, I use my 'man'
It does no good, you see
'Cause I'm on System Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive
And not BSD
Chorus:
And I think it's gonna take a lot of time
'Till named pipes bring me where I get to find
That BSD's not worth a pile of slime (oh no no noooooooo)
I'm a Socket Man.....
Socket Man....burning up the CPU for days
Socket Man....hacking through the SVID maze....
Verse 2:
I've tried so many things, they all have failed,
It's lonely in the lab
And noone elllllllllsssssssssee
Has a clue....
And all the techniques I don't understand
It's just a kludge to make it work...
A Socket Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan
Socket Man.....
Chorus:
And I think it's gonna take a lot of time
'Till named pipes bring me where I get to find
That BSD's not worth a pile of slime (oh no no noooooooo)
I'm a Socket Man......
Socket Man.....Hacking through the piles and piles of C
Socket Man.....Building up a hate for BSD....
(Repeat Chorus and fade)
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