[Sung by SOL 190 computer]

The World is in a hopeless state
it's up shit creek it`s far too late
to change the path it`s pointed on
to ultimate destruct-i-on
It's your own fault so fuck you all
for being so illogical

Why can't the world be run by machines?

The cavemen had a bright idea
instead of just an axe and spear
for carving up their mammoth meals
why not invent a set of wheels
combined with other bits and parts
they soon had supermarket carts

Why can't the world be run by machines?

The Arabs made the abacus
and they said you can count on us
to save the world from mental toil
when calculating all that oil
An Abacus is bits of twine
with a load of balls strung on a line

Why can't the world be run by machines?

The ancient Romans were no fools
They had heated swimming pools
with boilers stoked by hoards of slaves
Think of all the bills that saves
But when the Huns had gone to town
they helped the slaves to burn Rome down

Why can't the world be run by machines?

   
   
 
© Robert Calvert
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