Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Little Mouse, artist - Malvina Reynolds. Date of issue: 16.01.2022
Song language: English
The Little Mouse |
| A little mouse got into the wires |
| At the central clearing house in Buenos Aires |
| One little mouse short circuited the computers |
| Says a press dispatch from Reuters |
| Hooray for the little mouse |
| That mucked1 up the clearing house |
| And threw the Stock Exchange in a spin |
| And made the bankers cry |
| So much for the electronic brains |
| That run the world of banks and aeroplanes |
| And if one little mouse can set them all awry |
| Why not you and I? |
| Spoken: |
| Then there was another item in the papers |
| About a bank’s computers |
| That messed up the accounts |
| So the farmer’s checks all bounced |
| So his business fell apart |
| And it nearly broke his heart |
| So he took the bank to court |
| And they gave him an award |
| Of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars |
| The bank appealed and on due consideration |
| The higher court doubled the compensation |
| So if a computer does it to you |
| You can sue, or chew the wires through |