The Little Mouse
Malvina Reynolds
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A E A little mouse got into the wires At the central clearing house inA E7 Buenos AiresA One little mouse short circuitedE7 the computersA Says a press dispatch from ReutersD A Hooray for the little mouseB E That fucked up the clearing houseD A And threw the Stock Exchange in a spinBm E And made the bankers cry [Chorus 1]A E7 A So much for the electronic brainsE That run the world of banks andA aeroplanesD A And if one little mouse can setBm them all awryE7 A E Why not you and I? [Verse 2]Continues after the adN.C. Then there was another item in the papers N.C. About a bank's computers N.C. That messed up the accounts N.C. So the farmer's checks all bounced N.C. So his business fell apart N.C. And it nearly broke his heart N.C. So he took the bank to court N.C. And they gave him an award N.C. Of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars N.C. The bank appealed and on due consideration N.C. The higher court doubled the compensation [Bridge 1]D A So if a computer does it to youE You can sue, or chew the wiresA through [Verse 3]A E A little mouse got into the wires At the central clearing house inA E7 Buenos AiresA One little mouse short circuitedE7 the computersA Says a press dispatch from ReutersD A Hooray for the little mouseB E That fucked up the clearing houseD A And threw the Stock Exchange in a spinBm E And made the bankers cry [Chorus 2]A E7 A So much for the electronic brainsE That run the world of banks andA aeroplanesD A And if one little mouse can setBm them all awryE7 A E Why not you and I?