The man. The myth. The legend. Stuart McCutcheon, our, eh… steamed Vice Chancellor has handed off his dark robes, removed his Joker face paint, and finally stepped down. We’ve had some testing times with McCutchy, and to honour his never-ending stint at the University of Auckland, we thought we’d sing him out. To enjoy, please chuck an instrumental mix of Goodbye Ruby Tuesday by the Rolling Stones on, and replace their lyrics with ours. So long old pal. Please be kind to us, Dawn.
[Verse 1]
Pushback from students was super strong
But he won’t ever say that he was wrong
He was preaching “free speech rights”
As they flew their racist kites
It was all okay
No-one got blamed
[Chorus]
Goodbye Stingy Stuart
We still hang the blame on you
How you’ve changed our university
Don’t think we’re gonna miss you
[Verse 2]
Don’t question why he needs so much money
To do a job he does so crappily
He just can’t be swayed
To see a life where libraries stay
And nothing’s lost
With no cut costs
[Chorus]
Goodbye Stingy Stuart
We still hang the blame on you
How you’ve changed our university
Don’t think we’re gonna miss you
[Verse 3]
“There’s no cash to spend,” I heard him say,
“Cut this staff before they walk away
Budgets dying all the time
Lose your libraries, I
Won’t care one dime
Ain’t life unkind?”
[Chorus]
Goodbye Stingy Stuart
We still hang the blame on you
How you’ve changed our university
Don’t think we’re gonna miss you
Goodbye Stingy Stuart
We still hang the blame on you
How you’ve changed our university
I hope that we won’t miss you