Final Year Software Engineering Undergraduate
Academic Year 2001/2002
Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland.

Write in Perl

When I find my code in tons of trouble,
Lecturers and colleagues start to hurl,
Screaming words of wisdom:
"Write in Perl."

As the deadline fast approaches,
And all the bugs start to unfurl,
Somewhere, someone whispers:
"Write in Perl."

Write in Perl, write in Perl,
Write in Perl, oh, write in Perl.
C was last years language,
Write in Perl.

In my hour of darkness,
and I'm feeling the weight of the world,
Using it for SNMP!
Write in Perl.

If you're tearing out your hair and
you're left with just your favorite curl,
Soon you will be glad to
Write in Perl.

Write in Perl, write in Perl,
Write in Perl, yeah, write in Perl.
Only wimps write in Visual C.
Write in Perl.

Write in Perl, write in Perl
Write in Perl, oh, write in Perl.
Pascal won't quite cut it.
Write in Perl.

Write in Perl, write in Perl,
Write in Perl, yeah, write in Perl.
Don't even mention COBOL.
Write in Perl.

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