--- a/docs/pycon2010/pirate8.py	Wed Feb 17 12:32:49 2010 -0500
+++ b/docs/pycon2010/pirate8.py	Wed Feb 17 14:32:04 2010 -0500
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@
     default_to_shell = True
     multilineCommands = ['sing']
     terminators = Cmd.terminators + ['...']
+    songcolor = 'blue'
+    settable = Cmd.settable + 'songcolor Color to ``sing`` in (red/blue/green/cyan/magenta, bold, underline)'
+    Cmd.shortcuts.update({'~': 'sing'})
     def do_sing(self, arg):
-        print(self.colorize(arg, 'blue'))
+        print(self.colorize(arg, self.songcolor))
     @options([make_option('--ho', type='int', help="How often to chant 'ho'", default=2),
               make_option('-c', '--commas', action="store_true", help="Interspers commas")])
     def do_yo(self, arg, opts):