Wikipedia:Songs about Wikipedia/Wikimedia, Jimbo named you
"Wikimedia, Jimbo named you" (sic) is a song for wikipediholics about our favorite foundation. Contrary to the song's title, the eponymous foundation was actually given its name by Sheldon Rampton,[1] although a later post by Jimbo made it official.[2] This song was first performed live by User:cscott at the Foundation's all-hands meeting in January 2017.
Originally performed in a slow lounge-y version based on Nat King Cole's song Mona Lisa, but it is begging for a rockabilly revival ala Conway Twitty's version of Mona Lisa to catapult this song into the modern wiki-oriented rock era.
Lyrics[edit]
G7 C F C
Wikimedia, Wikimedia, Jimbo named you
Dm
You're the leash upon the crocodile
G7 Dm G7
Edit boldly since they only can revert you.
C
Stand guard and fight the bias and the bile.
F C
Are there bots in wait to troll us, Wikimedia?
F
Are we strong enough to fight for truth and right?
Fm C
Many dreams have created smaller projects
G7 C
Will they lie there, and die there?
C7 F C
You inform and reveal, Wikimedia:
G7 C
can you survive and flourish if a target's on your heart?
G7 C F C
Wikimedia, Wikimedia, (actually) Sheldon named you
Dm
You're the leash upon the crocodile
G7 Dm G7
Edit boldly since they only can revert you.
C
We protect the uptime by editing text files.
F C
Are there bots in wait to troll us, Wikimedia?
F
Will communities succeed and replicate?
Fm C
Many dreams have been brought to our doorstep
G7 C
Let us merit their good faith edits there.
C7 F C
You inform and reveal, Wikimedia.
G7 C
Will we grow and change or will we stick in place?
References[edit]
- ^ Daniel Mayer (2003-03-16). "RE: Current events". Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ Jimmy Wales (June 20, 2003). "Announcing Wikimedia Foundation". mail:wikipedia-l. Retrieved November 26, 2012.