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a bitcoin miner's lament

all day long i generate,
my room's so hot, there's no debate -
if it continues at this rate
i will be baked like a sweet potat-

o, how hard it is to make a block!
everyone wants one, there's limited stock.
difficulty rising, gotta fast get a lock
on that precious fifty-bitcoin block!

GPU is crunching but average time
has grown so fast my hash rate's hardly worth a dime
room is toasty, like a tropical clime
but i persist - a fresh block is sublime

i'm gonna have to take a dip, a dip in the pool
a mining pool, the greatest tool
a small miner's friend, for only a fool
would keep solo mining as if it's cool

when difficulty's up so high, sky high,
what's a fellow gonna do but wait to die
of old age while you hash, hoping for a tie
with a hash target so low you want to cry

so i mine in a pool, getting bitpennies a day
hundreds of miners joining that fray
building that block like a brick out of clay
it's the only game a small miner can play

but pennies ain't enough, i want more
i drop by mtgox to see what it's got in store.
i see that price and sweat out of every pore
it's shot up to the moon, way up from before

and i patiently sit, and wait for a dip
refreshing mtgox, with every sip
of my cup of tea, but at this clip
i'm only missing out, and i lose my grip

i plunk down some fiat, a few grand
no time for limit orders, i grab all the outstand-
ing asks, and behold here i stand
thousands of bitcoins in my hand!

now i live in trepidation
waiting for bitcoin appreciation
it has thus far been a total sensation
part of me wants to dump, but i'm patient

now i start to develop some cunning
i decide to start a business and get it humming,
helping get that bitcoin economy running!
i now realize it's never been about the mining

a newbie comes by on IRC
"i clicked generate coins, and nothing - see?"
i share my wisdom through my PC
which now is deep as is the sea.

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i envision a great hit song from these lyrics :)

If you like - feel free to throw some coin at 1CrmbXC3HBZszFhDDLJMCsTkaWG2EJo6gD
:)

awesome, should put it to something like Ratatat -- Beats -- One

Good job.  This could be a great song.

a newbie comes by on IRC
"i clicked generate coins, and nothing - see?"   ;D

For some reason I had the tune of an Irish folk song running through my head while reading that. Nice job.

http://mlkshk.com/r/39L

Youtube version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4brwX97a3NU
 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4brwX97a3NU)


To donate to Lance:
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A self-referential link?  Interesting.

DOH!  ???  fixed.

Aww.  It was a nice infinite loop while it lasted.  ;)

Beautiful.

LanceRushing:

hehe good work! :)

now, to see if someone will rap this :) because i am not sure the synth-voice does the verse justice :)

Ballin. Still suggesting a rap to a ratatat beat.

Rap would be great, or "slam poetry" style, or spoken word, or like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQlJ3vOp6nI

-Lance

Found this through YouTube.  Enjoyed it, thanks!

still no rap version? a little disappointing. :)