I was inspired by troubles in IRC-land with servers and such...here goes nothing.

ping

well i've been typing so much lately
using my hands until they bleed
if I could type twice as fast as i can
i'd still be way behind their lead
still they type and i try to follow
they're discussing broken, i'm still on crack
then the screen scrolls up three pages
and suddenly everything goes black

(ping ping ping) i'm just feeling really dizzy
(ping ping ping) and i'm lagging big time
(ping ping ping) I'm getting so confused
(ping ping ping) and now everythings' fine?

well you just left me stuck here
holding the channel and you're the boss
now i'm just waiting for the day
when someone will give me ops

(ping ping ping) i'm just feeling really dizzy
(ping ping ping) and i'm lagging big time
(ping ping ping) i'm getting so confused
(ping ping ping) and now everything's fine?

hit my keyboard once real hard
i'm tired of this lag
now sparks are flying everywhere
these netsplits are a drag

(ping ping ping) i'm feeling really dizzy
(ping ping ping) and i'm lagging big time
(ping ping ping) i'm getting so confused
(ping ping ping) and now everything's fine?

-- ellen dobin

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