For many years we have sang at the school,
Every Thursday we go there
Practising our songs,
Learning new ones,
Thoroughly enjoying ourselves.
We start the new term in September
But I now have to book the hall,
This time using an online system
Where before we just asked the staff.
And all went well,
But now it is different!
So I filled in the form,
Filled it with all the dates we required
And pressed enter.
It came back and said I was wrong
But did not say where.
These flaming computer systems
Create so many problems for us
And I ought to know
As I worked in computing,
And had done for many years
Until that great day came,
That day when I retired
And started enjoying my life even more.
Now I am stuck again by a computer,
All because we want to do,
Want to do again,
What we have been doing for so many years.
No problems in the past,
But now there is a flaming computer in the way!