The Night Before Y2K


  Twas the night before Y2K,
  And all through the nation
  We awaited The Bug,
  The Millennium sensation.

  The chips were replaced
  In computers with care,
  In hopes that ol' Bugsy
  Wouldn't stop there.

  While some folks could think
  They were snug in their beds
  Others had visions
  Of dread in their heads.

  And Ma with her PC,
  And I with my Mac
  Had just logged on the Net
  And kicked back with a snack.

  When over the server,
  There arose such a clatter
  I called Mister Gates
  To see what was the matter.

  But he was away,
  So I flew like a flash
  Off to my bank
  To withdraw all my cash.

  When what with my wondering eyes
  Should I see?
  My good old Mac
  Looked sick to me.

  The hack of all hackers
  Was looking so smug,
  I knew that it must be
  The Y2K Bug!

  His image downloaded
  In no time at all,
  He whistled and shouted,
  Let all systems fall!

  Go Intel! Go Gateway!
  Now HP! Big Blue!
  Everything Compaq,
  And Pentium too!

  All processors big,
  All processors small,
  Crash away! Crash away!
  Crash away all!

  All the controls
  That planes need for their flights
  All microwaves, trains
  And all traffic lights.

  As I drew in my breath
  And was turning around,
  Out through the modem,
  He came with a bound.

  He was covered with fur,
  And slung on his back
  Was a sack full of virus,
  Set for attack.

  His eyes-how they twinkled!
  His dimples-how merry!
  As midnight approached, though
  Things soon became scary.

  He had a broad little face
  And a round little belly,
  And his sack filled with virus
  Quivered like jelly.

  He was chubby and plump,
  Perpetually grinning,
  And I laughed when I saw him
  Though my hard drive stopped spinning.

  A wink of his eye,
  And a twist of his head,
  Soon gave me to know
  A new feeling of dread.

  He spoke not a word,
  But went straight to his work,
  He changed all the clocks,
  Then turned with a jerk.

  With a twitch of his nose,
  And a quick little wink,
  All things electronic
  Soon went on the blink.

  He zoomed from my system,
  To the next folks on line,
  He caused such a disruption,
  Could this be a sign?

  Then I heard him exclaim,
  With a loud, hearty cry,
  Happy Y2K to all,
  Kiss your PCs good-bye!