If a packet hits a pocket

on a socket on a port,

And the bus is interrupted

as a very last resort,

And the address of the memory

makes your floppy disk abort,

Then the socket packet pocket

has an error to report!

If your cursor finds a menu item

followed by a dash,

And the double-clicking icons

put your window in the trash,

And your data is corrupted

'cause the index doesn't hash,

Then your situation's hopeless,

and your system's gonna crash!

If the label on your cable

on the gable at your house,

Says the network is connected

to the button on your mouse,

But your packets want to tunnel

to another protocol,

That's repeatedly rejected

by the printer down the hall.

And your screen is all distorted

by the side effects of gauss,

So your icons in the window

are as wavy as a souse,

Then you may as well reboot

and go out with a bang,

"Cause as sure as I'm a poet,

the suckers gonna hang!

When the copy of your floppy's

getting sloppy on the disk,

And the microcode instructions

cause unnecessary RISC,

Then you have to flash your memory

and you'll want to RAM your ROM,

Quickly turn off your computer

and be sure to tell your mom.