Odd one, this. I don’t have a printed copy on file and it has a slightly unfinished feel to it – I’m not sure I ever finished/submitted it.
One or two good lines, though.
2-4-6-8 INTERNET
(To the Tune of “2-4-6-8 Motorway”)VERSE 1
Whizz kid sitting pretty with a new style Pentium,
Ain’t no 486 , you get speed on your side;
Ain’t no use unless Intel’s been ammending ’em,
Unless you never want to long divide.CHORUS 1
And it’s 2-4-6-8 Internet,
Me and my modem buzzing all through the night;
3-5-7-9 bug on the line,
Superhighway, crashed, got a warning light.VERSE 2
Well there ain’t better news if you choose to cruise the Compuserve,
And World-Wide-Web’s like astronomy in a smog;
No one knows if this highway’s leading nowhere,
Cos most people still think Kermit’s just a frog.CHORUS 2
So let’s start a British Internet,
Too few modems, all get stuck in a jam;
3-5-7-9 work on the line,
Highway’s shut, use an envelope and a stamp.
Here is the Tom Robinson Band singing 2-4-6-8 Motorway, with lyrics on the screen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOWHdOQqp3o