Dire Warnings: Money For Microsoft (satirical lyrics)

[David Mohring]

[ With deepest apologies to Mark Knofler and Dire Straits ]

"Money for Microsoft" by Dire Warning
Sung by Steve Ballmer, backing by Bill Gates

You must buy ...
You must buy Win-XP

You must buy ...
You must buy Win-XP

You must buy ...
You must buy Win-XP

You must buy ...
You must buy Win-XP

Now look at them bozo's that's the way you do it
You lock them always on the Win-XP
That ain't workin' thats the way we do it
Money for Microsoft from Dot Net usage fees
Now that ain't workin' thats the way we do it
Lemme tell ya them guys are dumb
Maybe get a licence on your little desktop
Maybe get a licence on everyone

They gotta install Microsoft Office
Passport Dot-Net deliveries
They gotta take these applications
They gotta take these subscription fees

Look at that, look at that

See the little Win-Troll who is spreading spin we makeup
Yeah buddy thats our own fear
That little Win-Troll got them always complain'
That little Win-Troll makes us billionares

They gotta install Microsoft Office
Passport Dot-Net deliveries
They gotta take these applications
They gotta take these subscription fees

They shoulda learned to use the Linux
They shoulda learned to use them Macs
Look at that user, we got it stickin' to the customer
Man we could have some fun
And their down there, whats that? Protesting noises?
Plannin' on me dancing like a chimpanzee
That ain't workin' thats the way we do it
Get the money for Microsoft get our usage fee

They gotta install Microsoft Office
Passport Dot-Net deliveries
They gotta take these applications
They gotta take these subscription fees

That ain't workin' thats the way we do it
You lock them always on the Win-XP
That ain't workin' thats the way we do it
Money for Microsoft from the license fee
Money for Microsoft from subscription fee

Also on the "Brothers in Alarms" Album
So Far Away [ From an antitrust settlement ]
Walk of Life [ Read the terms of the EULA ]
Your Latest Trick [ MSN websites deny non-IE browsers ]
Why Worry [ Bill has sold $700 million worth of stock ]
Ride Across The River [Or Ride UP The River for perjury]
The Man's Too Strong [ But the DOJ antitrust case is even stronger]
One World [ And One Microsoft Way ]
Brothers in Alarm [ They have just seen the sales figures ]

David Mohring - Original author