[Verse 1] In the world of data there's a story to tell About organizing information well We start with tables, rows and columns neat Making messy data clean and complete Each row's a record, each column's a field Building blocks that make our structure real [Chorus] Tables Relations Keys and More That's what data modeling's for Operational runs the day Analytical shows the way Tables Relations Keys and More Building data from the floor [Verse 2] Primary keys make each row unique Like a fingerprint for what we seek Foreign keys connect our tables tight Creating relationships that feel just right One to many, many to one Data connections getting things done [Chorus] Tables Relations Keys and More That's what data modeling's for Operational runs the day Analytical shows the way Tables Relations Keys and More Building data from the floor [Bridge] Operational data keeps the business flowing Day to day transactions always growing But analytical takes a different view Summarized and structured for insights new OLTP for operations fast and lean OLAP for analysis comprehensive scene [Verse 3] Normalization keeps things organized Removing duplicates we've recognized First normal form gets atomic fields Second normal form dependency yields Third normal form removes the rest Now our data structure's at its best [Chorus] Tables Relations Keys and More That's what data modeling's for Operational runs the day Analytical shows the way Tables Relations Keys and More Building data from the floor [Outro] From chaos comes order with a plan so bright Data modeling makes everything right Tables and relations working as a team Building the foundation of the data dream
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