Original song Let it Be Original artist The Beatles Filk author Brian Marshall Intro Written in 1987 while I was attending the University of Waterloo. After I posted the original text on the wall of the Computer Science Club, the song was soon traveling around the Internet. The song has morphed a bit over the years, with new verses appearing, disappearing, and some lines changing. But that's the nature of filk, isn't it? Write in C When I find my code in tons of trouble,

Friends and colleagues come to me,

Speaking words of wisdom:

"Write in C." As the deadline fast approaches,

And bugs are all that I can see,

Somewhere, someone whispers:

"Write in C." Write in C, Write in C,

Write in C, oh, Write in C.

LOGO's dead and buried,

Write in C. I used to write a lot of FORTRAN,

For science it worked flawlessly.

Try using it for graphics!

Write in C. If you've just spent nearly 30 hours

Debugging some assembly,

Soon you will be glad to

Write in C. Write in C, Write in C,

Write in C, yeah, Write in C.

Only wimps use BASIC.

Write in C. Write in C, Write in C

Write in C, oh, Write in C.

Pascal won't quite cut it.

Write in C. Write in C, Write in C,

Write in C, yeah, Write in C.

Don't even mention COBOL.

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