Malvina Reynolds - The little mouse

A li^Attle mouse got into the wires ^E At the central clearing house in Buen^Aos Aires ^E7 One little mouse ^Ashort circuited the computers ^E7 Says a press dispatch from Reuters ^A

Hooray for the li^Dttle mous^Ae That fuc^Bked up the clearing ^Ehouse An^Dd threw the Stock Exchange i^An a spin An^Bmd made the bankers cry ^E

So ^Amuch for the ^E7electronic ^Abrains That run the world of b^Eanks and a^Aeroplanes And if ^Done little mouse can set ^Athem all ^Bmawry ^E7Why not you and I?^{A E}

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Then there was another item in the papers

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About a bank's computers

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That messed up the accounts

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So the farmer's checks all bounced

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So his business fell apart

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And it nearly broke his heart

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So he took the bank to court

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And they gave him an award

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Of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars

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The bank appealed and on due consideration

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The higher court doubled the compensation

^DSo if a computer does it to you ^A You can sue,^E or chew the wires thro^Augh

A li^Attle mouse got into the wires ^E At the central clearing house in Buen^Aos Aires ^E7 One little mouse ^Ashort circuited the computers ^E7 Says a press dispatch from Reuters ^A

Hooray for the li^Dttle mo^Ause That fuc^Bked up the clearing ^Ehouse An^Dd threw the Stock Exchange i^An a spin An^Bmd made the bankers cry ^E

So ^Amuch for the ^E7electronic ^Abrains That run the world of b^Eanks and a^Aeroplanes And if ^Done little mouse can set ^Athem all ^Bmawry ^E7Why not you and I?^{A E}