"The Ballad of the Engineer", by Greg Staskowski

Fighting manager's from on high
Fearless soul's, who wonder why?
Technical folk who don't cover their rears
These are our brave, young Engineer's..


Silver pens upon their chest's
These are geeks and geekette's
Undergrads, straight or queer
But only one in three, an Engineer

Trained to live, in cubicle land
Trained in CAD, hand-to-hand
People who fight, for their career's
Courageous all, our Engineers!


At the condo, a young wife waits
Her Engineer, is working late
He must clean up, his boss's mess
Leaving her, his last request

"Put silver pens on my son's chest
Make him one, of the Company's best
To management, he'll show no fear
Make him for me, an Engineer"