Parody of “The Saucy Sailor”, words and music
traditional
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Reprinted from
Songworm 3
This parody was sung by
Frank Hayes
on
Tapeworm 2
Parody lyrics ©1989-03-24 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.
| G Come | you | D young | one, come you single one, |
| Would you | G fancy | a poor | D prog | rammer |
| Who will work hard | C through | the | G night | ? |
Oh, you're dirty, love, and unshaven, love,
And your jeans are full of holes.
And to wed with a poor programmer
Is not on my list of goals.
Though I'm dirty, love, and unshaven, love,
And my jeans may not be new,
I've got millions in my bank account,
And in stock options, too.
Oh, then why did you not say so
In the first place, pray tell?
You're a software engineer, my love,
And I love you as well.
Do you think that I'm such a loser, then,
And so down on my luck
That I'd marry a poor yuppie girl
Who would soon spend all my bucks?
I can search the world's lonely hearts ads
In the blink of an eye.
Just you watch, now; I'll be wedded
To some other girl by and by.
I'm compatible, I'm eccentric,
User-friendly, and free.
And I don't care a single bit, me boys,
What the world thinks of me!
