Sharon McKinley, winner of the MLA Shanty contest

Pirates vs. Music Librarians - you decide!!

 

Bound for Obfuscation

Change, it is a comin’ fast (Heave away, RDA).

Gotta sound hip or my job won’t last

And we’re bound for Obfuscation.

 

Heave away, RDA.

Talk in buzzwords til break of day

And we’re bound for Obfuscation.

 

FRBR is the one for me (Heave away, RDA).

Metadata will set you free

And we’re bound for Harmonization.

 

Heave away, RDA.

Pile on the acronyms til break of day

And we’re bound for Obfuscation.

 

Student research on the World Wide Web (Heave away, RDA)

Kinda makes ya wish you’d stayed in bed

And we’re bound for Google‐i‐zation.

 

Heave away, RDA.

Jargon rules at break of day

And we’re bound for Obfuscation.

Done