Code Monkey (Jonathan Coulton cover)

A song about being a software engineer, by Jonathan Coulton. This guy is a seriously excellent songwriter.

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/listen/

Lyrics:

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 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

Category:

Music

Tags:

• code
• monkey
• jonathan
• coulton

[lordofthe6string]

Best cover on YouTube, from what I've seen anyway. JoCo must have superpowers or something lol.

Also, my acoustic looks identical to yours :D

[mattmguitar]

Thanks for the comments!

[weaternpi]

where did you get tabs plz help me out plz

[mattmguitar]

Weaternpi: Sorry, but I can't help you with tabs; I learned it by ear. You can try it yourself - it's fun and a good skill to learn. If you don't want to do that, you can check his web site or his forums to see if anyone tabbed it out. Good luck.

P.S.---Please think about using proper capitalization, punctuation, and grammar when writing to people. They will tend to treat you better if you do.

[mattmguitar]

Thanks for the comments!

[BenCampbellrules]

Love the song, love the cover, LOVE CODE MONKEY!

[Destructides]

For those looking for tabs and can't figure them out on their own, the Jonathan Coulton lists rather accurate guitar tabs for most songs.

[matacoz]

That was awesome, keep it up!

[OfficialSexyShades]

You sound almost exactly like Jonathan Coulton!!

[iodinedesign]

Hey buddy - I really thought that was good, both on the guitar work and the vocals. Keep posting stuff. I want to hear more.

[TastyRazor]

wow dude, this is great! sorry I'm so late to the party haha! personally I've learned JoCo songs by looking up the tabs, but I really do admire you if you learned this by ear!

Myself? I know Skullcrusher Mountain and RE:Your Brains the best out of JoCo's songs, only thing is that I'm english and my voice isn't anywhere near as nice as yours in tone haha. But I have performed them.

Brilliant Cover Dude!

[EXtraTerrestrial28]

nice cover ....sounds like original with that voice...

[sagemuffin]

i think i have the same exact guitar....is that an art & lutherie?

[imadumas2]

Great job!

[MadxProductions]

tabs?