"OKUDA"
                        (to the tune of "Roseanna" by Toto)

                Dedicated to James Dixon, our Trek guru in residence.

Where do Trekkers turn when there's a conflict in their favorite show's chronology?
O-ku-da!  O-ku-da!
Never thought that a guy like him could cover up so well.
O-ku-da-ah-ah...
Who do people ask about the latest and the greatest in technology?
O-ku-da!  O-ku-da!
Never knew all this techonobabble could sound so swell.

How many years did he slave away, O-ku-da, yeah,
To make Trek what it is today?

Mike's a god, they say,
In his special way!  O-ku-da, yeah!
Rewrites are the way
He can save the day!  O-ku-da, yeah!

TOS and TNG and DS9 and Voyager all owe their lives
To O-ku-da, O-ku-da!
Takes loose ends, ties them up, makes them canon, lets us live the dream.
O-ku-da-ah-ah...
Watch him as he modifies Gene Roddenberry's vision.  Will it still survive
In O-ku-da, O-ku-da?
Who's he doing this for?  Is he as devoted as he seems?

Fans owe a debt they cannot repay, To O-ku-da, yeah.
Time to fall to your knees and pray.

Mike's a god, they say,
In his special way!  O-ku-da, yeah!
Rewrites are the way
He can save the day!  O-ku-da, yeah!

<ripping instrumental inserted here>

When will he stop?  Well, it's hard to say.  O-ku-da, yeah.
His new book's due out any day.

Mike's a god, they say,
In his special way!  O-ku-da, yeah!
Rewrites are the way
He can save the day!  O-ku-da, yeah!

(repeat Chorus and fade)

"OKUDA"
copyright (c) 1996  Danny M. Davids