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Takin' Care of Business at SLAC
A Parody of BTO's 1974 Hit
Lyrics by Ryan Auer

We made our debut,
Back in 1962
It's all controlled at MCC
Faster than the speed of light,
SLAC hosted the first website
And you can take a tour here for free


The Archimedes text,
What will they uncover next?
Come and view the linac from afar
The wires intertwine,
Up and down the beamline
We've got an experiment called BaBar


And we'll be...
Takin' care of business, here at SLAC
Takin' care of business, no turnin' back
Takin' care of business, everyday
Takin' care of business, & everything’s okay


3 Nobel Prizes,
And buildings of great sizes
We get our funding from the DOE
Particle acceleration,
And our own fire station
We've got the great Dr. Panofsky


Several injectors,
And we've got 30 sectors
We're just right off the interstate
PEP & SPEAR,
You can find it all right here
Just come on in through Alpine Gate


And we'll be...
Takin' care of business, here at SLAC
Takin' care of business, no turnin' back
Takin' care of business, everyday
Takin' care of business, & everything’s okay


Visit SSRL,
Or come stay at our hotel
Come to watch the gamma rays burst
If the tunnels are too small,
Just come to Collider Hall
But please make sure that safety comes first


Now before you embark,
Don’t forget about the quark,
Discovered in End Station A
I hope you liked my song,
Now I must be movin' on
Enjoy the rest of Family Day


And we'll be...
Takin' care of business, here at SLAC
Takin' care of business, no turnin' back
Takin' care of business, everyday
Takin' care of business, & everything’s okay