I am the very model of a diligent professional My knowledge is political, logistical and technical, I dazzle my directors with my presentations lyrical My programme-based approach is going to guarantee a miracle And though my understanding doesn’t stretch to very much at all It doesn’t really matter ‘cause my other colleagues know F--- all But I defend my budget most persuasively and tactically With many cheerful facts about the programme and the strategy With many cheerful facts about the programme and the strategy… With many cheerful facts about the programme and the strate-strate-gy… I write my mission statements in a manner quite prolifical They’re gender-based and age-aware and culturally specifical With knowledge so political, logistical and technical, I am the very model of a diligent professional With knowledge so political, logistical and technical, I am the very model of a diligent professional My colleagues work in ED - SC - CLT - CI - SHS And BPI, LA, GBS, ETH and IOS With BOC, FOR, AFR, BB and BSP Well is it any wonder that I’m suffering from ADD ? There’s FABS and SAP, SESAM and STEPS and PERFOWEB and H R M AIPU and STU and ERC and ADM And not forgetting all the field administered by BFC But as for my own preference – I’d rather work in ODG But as for my own preference rather work in ODG C1, C2, C3, C4 they end up in 5.021 With 645, 4-ten, 431A and then H1N1 With knowledge so numerical and also alphabetical I am the very model of a diligent professional I’m very well acquainted with our cumbersome bureaucracy I’m under no illusion that we work in a democracy I cultivate an atmosphere of harmony and bonhomie And when I go on missions I put up with class economy I shake the hands of ministers until my fingers atrophy Security Awareness has prepared me for catastrophe I implement my programme by the end of the biennium And follow all the goals from EFA to the millennium I follow all the goals from EFA to the millennium My workplan is impeccable - I understand the processes I’m flexible because I’ve worked for half a dozen bosses-es With knowledge so political, logistical and technical, I am the very model of a diligent professional With knowledge so political, logistical and technical, She is the very model of a diligent professional
