I was there at the beginning,
The beginning of computing,
Computing in the workplace.
Working as a housing inspector,
Working in local government
Computers were coming in
And I had the chance,
The chance to get into computing.
So strange at the beginning
But I was there,
Looking after the system,
The system that we all rely on,
Rely on now.
But back in that time
It was just starting
And many did not know,
Did not know how important,
How important it would become.
As with all local governments
They had a reorganization,
A reorganization every few months,
And on one occasion
I was left out of a job.
So I went to my manager
Who said don’t worry
We will find something for you.
I said to him,
“What about the computers?”
He replied:
“Bloody hell, I forgot about them!”
That’s how new computing was
How new it was back in the day.