[Verse 1] Started as one man's dream back in '79 "C with classes" and it worked just fine Then it grew like kudzu over forty years Built by committees, hacks, and volunteers Every three years they bolt on something new "This'll fix it" — that's what they said in '02 Raw pointers, smart pointers, R-A-I-I Pick your favorite footgun, let the bullets fly [Chorus] Nobody knows the same C++! Nobody writes it the same way twice Love it or hate it C++ for life! Your bugs ain't my bugs But they both compile nice [Verse 2] You like your auto, I spell every type You brace-init, I parenthesize You say "stood," I say "S-T-D" Same language — different galaxy But jets don't fly on Python Trades don't clear on Node When it can't go slow There's only one true road! Scalpels, missiles, trading floors Rockets through the night C++ holds em all tight! [Chorus] Nobody knows the same C++! Nobody writes it the same way twice Love it or hate it C++ for life! Your bugs ain't my bugs But they both compile nice [Bridge] Eleven — lambdas changed the game Fourteen — const expr came Twenty — concepts, twenty-three — print Swear you won't segfault (hint hint) Bjarne lit the fire Herb's been fanning the flame They said trust the programmer That was their first mistake! Make simple things simple We're still working on that part Pour the coffee, rub our eyes Hit compile and roll the dice [Final Chorus] Nobody knows the same C++! Nobody writes it the same way twice We tried Rust, we tried Go Tried something shiny and new But when you need the nanoseconds You know who we call, don't you? Your bugs ain't my bugs But they both compile nice Love it or hate it C++ for life!!! [Outro] Forty years of engineering Committees, volunteers Only pay for what you use We been paying - blood and tears! Segmentation fault... core dumped [crazy banjo solo] Works on my machine
