It started one day by the Boston bay, Richard's printer was on the blink
the vendor wasn't funny when they wanted more money, and thought he didn't how to think.
Richard hung up and then he got up and fixed the damn thing himself
Then he wrote this tome I've made my home, it's called the GPL.

Oh, the hardware
Oh, the wetware
Oh, the software
joined in harmony
It GPL's me, to my soul
Frees me up like Rock N Roll
It GPLs me
It GPLs me, to my soul
Lights me up like a Rainbow Roll
It GPLed me

And Eric lets me scratch my itch, and he's handy with words and gun 
if Disney has their way, nothin would be free til two thousand ninety one  
while the moguls may vulture our culture well past the time I'm very old
When you unfreeze me you better believe me I'll want to see my code!

Oh, the software
Oh, the hardware
Oh, the wetware
Let our minds run free
And it GPLs me, to my soul
Frees me up like rock N roll
how it used to be
It GPLs me, to my soul

Now we've got Bill Gates on our case and his corporation twistin words
Sayin that sharin is unamerican... when we all want our voices be heard!
While some may lobby, it's just our hobby, humbling groups so vast and strong
It's a people's revolution, it's another solution, why don't you come along?

Oh, the software
Oh, the wetware
Oh, the hardware
Get it myself from HSC
it GPLs me, to my soul
Frees me up like rock N roll
It GPLs me.
It GPLs me, to my soul
Better than a rainbow roll
it GPLs me.