It may only be me, but I don't like scribd for some reason. Anyway, if you are like me and want the PDF link (and are too lazy to "Copy Link Location") here it is:

http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/arvindn/misc/knuth_song_compl...

You can just click on the title to the left of the "scribd" link.

The coefficient of sqrt{n} was further improved by O. Macdonald. Brilliant.

This means that there are presently two references to Old Macdonald on the front page, the other being EIEIO.

This is a surprisingly fun read!

Knuth has a sense of humor - who knew?!

How could you not know? The number of jokes packed away in TAOCP (especially in the index) is significant, and he humor shines through in his video lectures.

In fact, his first publication was in Mad Magazine.

I started on TAOCP (vol 1) many years ago but gave it up halfway through because it was too complex. I didn't remember anything humourous in it but because of your comment, I went back to check.

I had a good chuckle at the index flowchart - maybe I'll give TAOCP another shot - thanks.