The late David Myers was a regular attendee at Top End Folk Festivals in both Darwin and Alice Springs. He was a member of the Shiny Bum Singers and contributed many songs to their repertoire.
LAPTOPS IN THE SKY (Dave Myers/Tune: 'Ghost riders in the sky')
A local bloke he caught a plane one cold and frosty morn To beat the fog in Canberra he had to leave at dawn When all at once a red-eyed bunch of businessmen he spied Working on their laptops, lattes by their sides
Chorus Yippie aye eh Yippie aye oh Laptops in the sky
Their gazes fixed, their eyes were blurred, their fingers running hot Their work it seemed important but really it was not They could be writing novels or doing difficult sums But they were only writing emails to their mums
Chorus
Their keys were jumping off the board, their brows were soaked with sweat They missed both lunch and dinner but haven't noticed yet Then they hit some turbulence and things began to fly There was debris in the cabin and laptops in the sky
Chorus
The captain said 'We're landing now in Darwin's summer heat So stow your trusty laptops underneath your seats' And as they hit the tarmac there came a strangled roar A hundred sliding laptops went racing down the floor