Sung to the tune of Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Blues by Johnny Rivers, J.Vincent and H. Smith.
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Agile Pneumonia and the Manifesto Blues
Blocked tasks, they decorate out wall
I wanna holler, but the team room’s small
Old PM just doesn’t know what to do
I got the agile pneumonia and the manifesto blues
Large stories, medium, and small
Do anything so that our points don’t fall
New Scrummaster’s got a hold of me too
I got the agile pneumonia and the manifesto blues
Squeeze in more stories with two days to go
We’d deliver but our velocity’s low
Business just doesn’t understand what we do
I got the agile pneumonia and the manifesto blues
Only an hour with the new PO
That’s not how agile’s supposed to go
Wish the PO would guide what we do
I got the agile pneumonia and the manifesto blues
Long day and now I’m hurryin’ home
Can’t finish planning ‘cause we’re takin’ too long
Let’s do this right or I think that I’m through
I got the agile pneumonia and the manifesto blues.
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