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1010.0. "parody song: Kernel Man (that s parody , not parity !)" by SMURF::FILTER (Automatic Posting Software - mail to flume::puck) Mon Oct 17 1994 21:01

Date Of Receipt: 	17-OCT-1994 19:38:37.20
From: 	FLAMBE::jmf "Joshua M. Friedman OSF/UNIX SDE  17-Oct-1994 1934"
To: 	usg@DEC:.zko.flambe, osf_developers@DEC:.zko.flambe,
	odehelp@DEC:.zko.flambe
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Subj: 	parody song: "Kernel Man"  (that's "parody", not "parity"!)

FYI, in case you missed this, here's an "encore presentation"...

This was performed at the USG ZK party Friday, by that new hit group
"Release Engineering Undefuncted" (consisting of: myself, Sean
Davidson, Lucinda Mazza, Russ Laliberte, John Flanagan, Carolyn Hurley,
and Jon Wallace).  Don't worry, we've been defuncted again.


		      Kernel Man

	lyrics by Sean Davidson & Josh Friedman
	sung to the tune of "Piano Man" (with apologies to Billy Joel)


	    It's nine o'clock on a Saturday,
	    The nightly build's gonna begin.
	    There's a release engineer sittin' next to me,
	    Watchin' my submit go in.

	    He says "Son have you fixed all them QARs?"
	    I'm not really sure how it goes.
	    Well it's sad and its sweet and I thought it was complete,
	    But you know how them bsubmits go.
	    Oh, la, la la, ditty daa, la la, ditty da-a-a.  

Chorus:	    Build us a build you're the kernel man,
	    Build us a build tonight.
	    Now we're all in the mood for the final kit-build,
	    And you've got our hopes up tonight.

	    Now John in release is a friend of mine,
	    He gets all my bsubmits in.
	    And he's quick with a joke and he helps my code soak,
	    But I've got somethin' else to check-in.

	    He says "Bill, I believe this is killing me,"
	    As a smile ran away from his face.
	    "Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star,
	    If I could get out of this place."
	    Oh, la, la la, ditty daa, la la, ditty da-a-a.  

	    Now Paul is an NFS specialist,
	    Who had other plans for the night.
	    And he's talkin' to Chet, who lost a big bet,
	    So he has to stay through the night.

	    And the PLs are practicing politics,
	    As the engineers work on their bugs.
	    Yes, they're sharing a deadline called SSB,
	    And they've all got their big coffee mugs.

Chorus:	    Build us a build you're the kernel man,
	    Build us a build tonight.
	    Now we're all in the mood for the final kit-build,
	    And you've got our hopes up tonight.

	    It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday,
	    And the manager gives me a grin.
	    'Cause he knows that it's me that he's comin to see,
	    'Cause not all my fixes are in.

	    And the build, it'll start any minute now,
	    And I feel like a dumb engineer,
	    And they sit in my cube and they stare at my tube,
	    And say "Man what are you doin' here?"
	    Oh, la, la la, ditty daa, la la, ditty da-a-a.  

Chorus:	    Build us a build you're the kernel man,
	    Build us a build tonight.
	    Now we're all in the mood for the final kit-build,
	    And you've got our hopes up tonight.