The LHC Boogie

Lyrics by Steven Goldfarb, Music by the Canettes Blues Band

(16-bar boogie to be performed by the ATLAS Big Bang Blues Band)

[16-bar intro]

Chorus
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home
I've been working all night out at Point 1
Looking for the Higgs, that son of a gun
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home

In the Inner Detector, we've got all kinds of tracks
In the Inner Detector, we've got all kinds of tracks
We've got the SCT and the TRT
The Pixel Detector won't let me be
We're gotta have all them tracks If you want the facts

If you're looking for heat, we've got the calorimetry
If you're looking for heat, we've got the calorimetry
There's the Liquid Argon and the HEC
The Tile Cal's plum full of energy
Because there's a little energy in everything we see

Chorus
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home
I've been working all night out at Point 1
Supersymmetry is lots of fun
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home

[16-bar piano instrumental]

In the Muon Spectrometer, everything's going just fine
In the Muon Spectrometer, everything's going just fine
We've got the MDT and the CSC
The RPC and the TGC
Everything'll be just fine if we stay in line

Outside, we've got the greatest magnets you'll ever see
Outside, we've got the greatest magnets you'll ever see
There's a solenoid and three toroids
The charged particles are getting paranoid
No matter how fast they go, they just can't get free

Chorus
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home
I've been working all night out at Point 1
Looking for everything under the sun
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home

[16-bar sax instrumental]

Now, the high-level trigger is moving mighty fast
Yes, the high-level trigger is moving mighty fast
After the level one and the level two
We filter all the best events for you
I'm sure we're gonna catch the Higgs when it flies past

You know the ATLAS software is really lots of fun
Yes, the ATLAS software is really lots of fun
You can build it here and you can build it there
You can run it just about everywhere
Can't wait to see what we find when the running's done

Chorus
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home
Our friends at 2 and 5 and 8
Might find the Higgs, but it'll be too late
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home

Yes, our friends at 2 and 5 and 8
Might find the Higgs, but it'll be too late
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home [oh yes we do]
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home [one more time now]
We got the LHC running now, ATLAS you're my home