Clack clack clack clack

He taught us all about South Indian food
Such as idli, sambar, rasam, and the different kinds of
Vada  V-A-D-A Vada

I saw the tall, skinny dude hangin' out at E B F
I asked him his name, and juggling the soccer ball, he said
Madhav  M-A-D-H-A-V Madhav  Ma ma ma ma Madhav

We'd meet for dinner at Madras Cafe
and eat rotis with one hand at Deedee's lunch buffet
Oh with Madhav  Ma ma ma ma Madhav

He played us Rainbow, Avantasia, and Widespread Panic
He consumes no dairy products unless they're organic
Oh our Madhav  Ma ma ma ma Madhav
Ma ma ma ma Madhav

Well I never knew about L B W's
Or how to solve cryptic crossword clues
But then he took us to watch cricket in 1999
And now we look forward to the printout from the Sunday Times
And even though he's leaving on the first of May
I still hope to get a chance to bat and bowl some day
With Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav
Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav

And we won't forget
We've known him for years
Drinking all his good beers
And he showed me the light
We'd watch cricket all night
Laxman's 281 against those Australian punks
Yeah, Sid, Sundu, and Sicko, they all call him Monx
Oh yeah Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav

He'd drink coffee in the morning at Peet's
And bring us barfi, kesari, and other Indian sweets
Oh yeah Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav

We used to watch the Champions League on TV
In the heyday, we'd play soccer three times a week
He was quick, never tired, scored on the passes I'd send
Run 26 miles in Hawaii and Vancouver Island
He'd ride hundreds of miles on his old red bike
Cabbage, okra, Asha and Holi, all things that he liked
Yeah Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav

He took us to three-course meals at Komala Vilas
And he'd cook aloo tofu and bake homemade sa-mo-sas
Now after seven years of research at the A R C,
He's packin' his bags, leavin' with his Chem Ph.D.
From Bombay to EBF, Lyman, and Rosewood Drive
Now on to U M D, he'll be missed in all our lives
Oh Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav
Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav
Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav  ma ma ma ma Madhav