In 2002, the Yeast Genetics Course members sang this song to the participants of both the C.elegans Course and the Eukaryotic Gene Expression Course...
The song is set to the tune of "Sail Away Ladies"
Ode to the ‘tode and the Gene Jockeys
Come on Nematodes don’t you cry,
Nematodes, nematodes don’t you cry
Things will be better by and by
Nematodes, nematodes don’t you cry
Chorus:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae,
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
We do genetics perfectly
We’re everything you wanna be
We’ve got plasmids by the score,
Nematodes, nematodes don’t you cry
Centromeres, telomeres and much much more
Nematodes, nematodes don’t you cry
Chorus
We knock out genes one by one,
Nematodes, nematodes don’t you cry
We got the entire genome done
Nematodes, nematodes don’t you cry
Chorus
Hey there Gene Expression how about you?
Gene Expression Gene Expression don’t you cry
We’re much better than you too
Gene Expression Gene Expression don’t you cry
Chorus
We don’t use p32
Gene Expression Gene Expression don’t you cry
We’re not mutant, how about you?
Gene Expression Gene Expression don’t you cry
Chorus
We knock out genes and say bye bye,
Nematodes and Gene Expression don’t you cry
None of that goddamn RNAi
Nematodes and Gene Expression don’t you cry
Chorus
Nematodes and Gene Expression Don’t you cry
Nematodes, and Gene Expression don’t you cry
You’ll get better by and by
Nematodes and Gene Expression don’t you cry
Chorus
Chorus