Code in Perl

TTTO “Brown-Eyed Girl”, Van Morrison

Hey why did you die

Gone when the files came

You won’t even try

That is a bit lame

Stopping and not running, hey hey,

Skipping bytes and breaking,

In the dead of night when

The strings a chompin’ and you

My code in Perl

You’re my code in Perl

Whatever happened

This day you ran so slow

Going down with naught

No results I can show

Fixing expressions that match patterns

Cursing this guy, Larry Wall

To insanity sliding

Soon I know that I will fall, with you

My code in Perl

You’re my code in Perl

Do you remember when we used to write,

Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da

So hard to find a way

To fix this on my own

Gonna call some help this fateful day

My how the bugs have grown

Lost my memory back there, Lord

I cannot stand thinking ‘bout

Going out to the green grass

Thinking no more about you

My code in Perl

You’re my code in Perl

Do you remember when we used to write,

Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da