©1999 The Arrogant Worms
This song appears on Dirt!.

It's great to be a nerd. It's great to be a nerd.
The only light we ever see is from our moniter.

We argue [bad word] books and internet connections;
The biggest highlight of the year is the Star Trek Convention.
Our town was not big enough to sign up any stars,
But we once met a red shirt who was phasered by a Borg!
(Man, he knew Mr. Sulu!) (What?)

It's great to be a nerd. It's great to be a nerd.
We wear our Star Trek uniforms and talk like Captain Kirk.

We have our own heroes who we try to emulate;
I dream of one day being as y as Bill Gates.
We hate watching sports 'cause we're reading Carl Sagan,
But we'd watch the Olympics if they played Dungeons and Dragons!
(I'm a Hobbitt!) (Ha ha!) (Ha ha ha ha!)

It's great to be a nerd. It's great to be a nerd.
We think Tolkein was a genius, and Shakespeare was a [bad word] 

We rarely get a date or get talked to by a girl
Unless they're having trouble with their algebra homework.
We're emotionally bereft and we're ually [bad word] 
But we can download photographs of Agent Scully naked!
(He he he!) (Ha ha!) (Yeah!)

It's great to be a nerd. It's great to be a nerd.
We know the [bad word] is out there but we'd have to leave our room.

We are the nerds in your neighborhood;
Polyester's a fashion statement.
But there's more room on the beach for you
'Cause we're locked in our basement.

It's great to be a nerd. It's great to be a nerd.
We like to wear colors that do not appear in nature.

It's great to be a
Poorly-dressed, fashionless,
Star trekking, roleplaying,
Ninety pound when wet down,
Pasty skinned, pop drinking,
Underfed genius.
Yes, it's great to be a nerd!