Incompatible Software Blues

words & music (c)1997
by Nancy Louise Freeman

I've got those Incompatible Software Blues;
Which version would you prefer?
The package said that it was plug-n-play,
But here I am just a-hangin' on that toll-free number.
All I wanted was to save my files,
Instead I'm payin' my dues;
I'm gonna sit here in my cube for the rest of the day
With these Incompatible Software Blues.

[Spoken]
Now, Mister Gates, I don't want to sound like some kind of
Neo-Luddite whiner, givin' you advice -
But what if you made sure the software worked 
                              before you shipped it?
Wouldn't that be nice?
I mean, what have I done to you, Mister Gates?
Were you that geek I told to bug off when you 
                                   asked me for a date
Back in high school? 'Cause if you were,
Hey, we can talk!

CHORUS

[Spoken]
Hello, what?  I've got to disconnect all my peripherals?
Okay... go into Setup, change Com Port One to Interrupt Eight,
Okay... change the keyboard from U.S. - to Canadian?
Move all my D-L-L files to Root,
Edit my auto-exec-dot-bat file, reboot,
And change all the settings back to the defaults?
...well I tried that already, duh!

CHORUS

Oh yeah, I'm gonna sit here in my cube for the rest of the day
With these Incompatible Software Blues.