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Title    : A Hacker's Lot
Original : A Policeman's Lot
Group    : Gilbert & Sullivan
Author   : Brad Needham
Intro    : 
Song     : 

                         A Hacker's Lot


             (to the tune of A Policeman's Lot from
          Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance)
            (italicized words are sung by the chorus)
                         by Brad Needham


     When a hacker's not engaged in compilation compilation
     or single-stepping code in adb adb
     his/her concept of enlightened conversation conversation
     is as far removed from coding as can be. as can be
     One misnomer is as good as any other; any other
     a "hacker" is the soul who makes things run. makes
        things run
     Ah, take one consideration with another with another
     a hacker's lot is not a happy one.
     Oh, a hacker is the soul who makes things run, makes
        things run;
     a hackers lot is not a happy one, happy one.

     Though our lucid comments gush with human feeling human
        feeling
     and clearly document each program's works program's
        works
     the remote mail system shows no signs of healing signs
        of healing
     and nroff still contains annoying quirks. 'noyying
        quirks
     Our aesthetics we, with difficulty, smother 'culty
        smother
     when an "rm -r *" must be undone. be undone
     Taking one consideration with another with another
     a hacker's lot is not a happy one.
     Oh, when an "rm -r *" must be undone, be undone
     a hacker's lot is not a happy one, happy one.