Bartleby, the Scrivener Lyrics by MC Lars, Mega Ran
The Dewey Decibel System
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INTRO: Bartleby! Herman Melville! What a winning combo. Chyeah! VERSE 1: (LARS) One day I placed an ad for a systems engineer He showed up in a Toasters shirt, with AirPods in his ears He was fluent in Java, Python, PHP I told him he was hired, his name Bartleby His workflow was incredible, 10 sessions on his screen Fingers flying I was crying ‘cause I'd built the perfect team Only wish I’d met him earlier, it's really not that funny How an office space in Sunnyvale can burn that VC money I said Bartleby, will you do this simple task? Update your iOS and try to run our app? And he said CHORUS: No! I'd prefer not to No! I’d prefer not to No! I'd prefer not to No! I'd prefer not to VERSE 2: (Mega Ran) In the morning Mr. Turkey's steady coding like a pro Pumping data, without failure, but he starts to slow down later And Nipper's got a tummy ache from last night's dinner And starts to get distracted, won't put down the fidget spinner So questions arising over cryptic algorithms To solve the dispute, they seek Bartleby's opinion We’re setting up e-commerce, please input the database But the office was astonished when they heard Bartleby say… CHORUS: No! I’d prefer not to No! I'd prefer not to No! I’d prefer not to No! I'd prefer not to LARS: Hey Turkey! I know you're named after a flightless bird, but I heard you've been working on your scales (Trombone solo) Can someone please explain why... VERSE 3: LARS: Bartleby won’t leave his office, starring at the brick wall Twenty-seven empty Red Bulls on his desk, but that's not all MEGA RAN: If he doesn't leave, we'll probably have to relocate He just won't obey, so he's got no case LARS: So the cops took him to prison And San Quentin's where he sat In a cell in San Rafael, I guess he should've ran that app MEGA RAN: A scuffle breaks out in the yard Guards telling him you got to Return to your cell — but he preferred not to CHORUS: No! I'd prefer not to No! I'd prefer not to No! I'd prefer not to No! I'd prefer not to
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