Beware Software, by Charles Carreon
In Victorian times
Lived a man named Babbage
This song has nothing
to do with cabbage
It's all about software
That binds up your mind
That digital monster
That swallowed mankind
Beware, software
It'll eat you up
Bit by bit,
Byte by byte
Day and night,
Beware, software
For it has no soul
And no goal,
And soon,
Neither will you
Babbage imagined
programmed machines
That performed as directed
To a hundredth degree
Gates said "Make copies,
But I own each one!"
From Pac Man to Pokemon,
A barrel of fun
Beware, software
It'll eat you up
Bit by bit,
Byte by byte
Day and night,
Beware, software
It's not getting tired
Or feeling wired
Which is more than we
Can say for you
Now Frogger seems harmless
Email's a must
You might get a virus
Or hit by a bus
Some Nigerian scammer
Could make you his fool
Or you could bet a prescription
For a much bigger tool
Beware, software
It'll eat you up
Bit by bit,
Byte by byte
Day and night,
Beware, software
As you point and click
Don't forget
To save your work
And exit normally