Musical Geek Friday #3: Code Monkey

This week on Musical Geek Friday we have the Code Monkey song!

This song was written by Jonathan Coulton as a part of his “Thing a Week” musical project, where he would write a new song every week and put it on his website. With this song Jonathan instantly became an Internet Hero. He made it to Slashdot and even New York Times (includes video interview with him)!

This song is about a type of programmers called “Code Monkeys“. These programmers do coding without passion, just for money. A person can also be called a code monkey if he’s a newbie or he’s only able to produce low quality code.

Here it is, the Code Monkey song:

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Lyrics of the “Code Monkey” song:

Code Monkey get up get coffee
Code Monkey go to job
Code Monkey have boring meeting
With boring manager Rob

Rob say Code Monkey very dilligent
But his output stink
His code not functional or elegant
What do Code Monkey think?

Code Monkey think maybe manager want to write god damned login page himself
Code Monkey not say it out loud
Code Monkey not crazy, just proud
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you, youuuuuuuuuuu

Code Monkey hang around at front desk
Tell you sweater look nice
Code Monkey offer buy you soda
Bring you cup, bring you ice

You say no thank you for the soda cause
Soda make you fat
Anyway you busy with the telephone
No time for chat

Code Monkey have long walk back to cubicle he sit down pretend to work
Code Monkey not thinking so straight
Code Monkey not feeling so great
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you a lot

Code Monkey have every reason
To get out this place
Code Monkey just keep on working
See your soft pretty face
Much rather wake up, eat a coffee cake
Take bath, take nap
This job fulfilling in creative way
Such a load of crap

Code Monkey think someday he have everything even pretty girl like you
Code Monkey just waiting for now
Code Monkey say someday, somehow
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

If you liked it, people on YouTube have posted their videos dancing to this music and even made computer animations for this song. See Code Monkey Videos on YouTube.

Here is my top favorite YouTube video of this song: