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Software Lyrics by Schoolhouse Rock

Scooter Computer And Mr. Chips

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[Chorus]
To have some fun or pass a quiz
Just follow this computer whiz
Scooter Computer and Mr. Chips
They've got the answers at their fingertips

[Scooter Computer]
Here I am and there you stand, such distance in between
Because I am a human and you are a machine
How can I communicate exactly what I mean
When I am a human and you are a machine
Parlez-vous Francais?
Habla Espanol?

[Mr. Chips]
I am a computer with so much in store
If you could learn my language or I could speak in yours
Then I'd do more work for you than you could ever dream
Though you who are a human and I am a machine

[Scooter Computer]
Okay, I'll give it a try

[Mr. Chips]
First of all please clear your mind and listen closely, Scooter
Forget the words you thought you knew and start to think computer
Computers change the letters and the numerals humans type
To a number code made up of things that we call bits and bytes

[Scooter Computer]
Bits, bytes?

[Mr. Chips]
Think computer, Scooter
A byte is several digits all standing in a row
They help present a letter or a number that you know
For instance when you write an "A"
This byte is what I see
And "00110011" is my way of saying "3"
This bit is one little bit of a byte

[Scooter Computer]
I get it, bits and bytes are sort of a computer's alphabet

[Mr. Chips]
That's right, but ABC and 123 is talking
Hey, let's face it
That's why one language that we use is called computer BASIC

[Scooter Computer]
Computer BASIC?

[Mr. Chips]
"Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code"
BASIC is a language that most computers know
And once you start to speak it, communications flow
You use words and phrases, I use bits and bytes instead
And BASIC lets us understand what the other one just said

[Scooter Computer]
So BASIC is a language that I can talk in human and you can talk in machine and we can understand each other

[Mr. Chips]
Yes, BASIC is the language you'll be using to feed in my data
It's also the language all my programs or software are written in

[Scooter Computer]
Data, programs, software?

[Mr. Chips]
Data is information
Data means the facts
It's everything you store in me
For solving problems back
A program means directions
That tell me what to do
How to analyze my data
And find answers just for you
And software is just another name
For all the instructions of programs that you feed me

[Scooter Computer]
Here I am and there you stand, we're closer than we seem
Though I am a human and you are a machine
I'll get a book on BASIC and as quickly as I can
I will talk computer, and you will understand
We didn't do too badly, did we Mr. Chips?

[Mr. Chips]
It was pretty amazing, Scooter
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Schoolhouse Rock

Schoolhouse Rock

About “Software” by Schoolhouse Rock

Read the complete lyrics to "Software" by Schoolhouse Rock from the album "Scooter Computer And Mr. Chips". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Educational Music, Children's Music, Soundtrack.

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"Software" is credited to Schoolhouse Rock. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Software" appears on "Scooter Computer And Mr. Chips".

Visit the Schoolhouse Rock artist page at /artist/schoolhouse-rock for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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