A Retirement Song for a Long-Time Coworker

Turn a retiring coworker's desk plant, daily coffee order and 25 years of inside jokes into a finished song you can play at the send-off.

Yes, you can make a real song for your retiring coworker. Type a few details into jhoom.baby — his name, the desk plant, his coffee order, one or two office jokes — and you get lyrics and music in a few minutes. You can play it at the farewell, share it in the office group, or download it for him to keep.

What to put in your idea

The song works best when it sounds like it could only be about him. So feed it the small, specific stuff.

• His name and how people actually say it. If everyone calls him "Sharma sir" or "Uncle", use that.
• The desk plant. What is it? A money plant in a cutting chai glass? A cactus he has somehow kept alive since 2011? Say it. "The money plant on his desk that outlived three managers" is a lyric waiting to happen.
• His coffee order. Be exact. "Two sugars, extra strong, in the blue mug" is warmer than "he likes coffee".
• One or two inside jokes. The printer he alone could fix. The phrase he said in every Monday meeting. The nicknames. Keep it kind — this is a send-off, not a roast.
• A small moment. The first day he joined. The farewell lunch. Him packing the plant into a cardboard box.
• The mood. Warm and funny? A little emotional? A song the whole floor can sing along to? Tell the studio.

Ready-made ideas you can copy

• "A warm acoustic pop song for [Ramesh], retiring after 25 years. Mention his money plant on the desk, his 4 pm coffee — two sugars, extra strong, blue mug — and the Monday meeting joke about the printer. Friendly, a little funny, ends emotional."
• "A joyful Bollywood-style sing-along for [Anita]'s farewell. She is leaving after 25 years. Include her cactus named [Bunty], her cutting chai at 11 am, and the office nickname [Didi]. Big chorus the team can shout together."
• "A soft piano ballad for [Mr. Iyer]'s last day. 25 years, one desk, one plant, one coffee order — black, no sugar. Mention [the farewell card], [the old chair he refused to change], and how quiet the floor will feel on Monday."
• "An upbeat desi pop track for [Sunil]'s retirement. He fixed every computer on the floor. Mention his plant, his tea in the steel glass, the [5 pm biscuit tin], and 25 years of inside jokes. Funny verses, warm chorus."