Version 3 → 4
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| 2 | One night a month since last October all our data had been trashed | 2 | One night a month since last October all our data had been trashed |
| 3 | C F G7 | 3 | C F G7 |
| 4 | Some called it software pirates, others said the disk had crashed | 4 | Some called it software pirates, others said the disk had crashed |
| 5 | C F | 5 | C F |
| 6 | The boss called me and Joe vanHelsing, and he said “you two are bright, | 6 | The boss called me and Joe vanHelsing, and he said “you two are bright, |
| 7 | C Em Am | 7 | C Em Am |
| 8 | I don't care how you do it, but I want it fixed tonight.“ | 8 | I don't care how you do it, but I want it fixed tonight.“ |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Am Dm | 10 | Am Dm |
| 11 | Well, we came in after dinner and the place was like a tomb, | 11 | Well, we came in after dinner and the place was like a tomb, |
| 12 | Am Em | 12 | Am Em |
| 13 | and the pale florescents' flicker cast cold shadows in the room, | 13 | and the pale florescents' flicker cast cold shadows in the room, |
| 14 | Am Dm | 14 | Am Dm |
| 15 | we ran all the diagnostics; the results were looking great, | 15 | we ran all the diagnostics; the results were looking great, |
| 16 | Am Em Am | 16 | Am Em Am |
| 17 | So we loaded the debugger and we settled down to wait. | 17 | So we loaded the debugger and we settled down to wait. |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | Then the minutes passed like hours, and the hours felt like days, | 19 | Then the minutes passed like hours, and the hours felt like days, |
| 20 | and the console seemed to shimmer in a caffeine-loaded haze, | 20 | and the console seemed to shimmer in a caffeine-loaded haze, |
| 21 | Till a little after midnight as the full moon reached its height | 21 | Till a little after midnight as the full moon reached its height |
| 22 | And it shone in through the skylight with a pale and sickly light. | 22 | And it shone in through the skylight with a pale and sickly light. |
| 23 | 23 | ||
| 24 | Then the moonlight touched the console, and it crawled along the floor | 24 | Then the moonlight touched the console, and it crawled along the floor |
| 25 | Till it reached the old six-fifty in the corner by the door, | 25 | Till it reached the old six-fifty in the corner by the door, |
| 26 | It must be thirty years since that machine was last plugged in, | 26 | It must be thirty years since that machine was last plugged in, |
| 27 | But when the moonlight touched it, that old drum began to spin! | 27 | But when the moonlight touched it, that old drum began to spin! |
| 28 | 28 | ||
| 29 | As the drum spun up we heard it--a sad, unearthly wail | 29 | As the drum spun up we heard it--a sad, unearthly wail |
| 30 | And the vacuum tubes were glowing with a lustre grim and pale | 30 | And the vacuum tubes were glowing with a lustre grim and pale |
| 31 | The console typer rattled with a sound like shaken bone, | 31 | The console typer rattled with a sound like shaken bone, |
| 32 | And we watched in growing horror as a cord snaked toward the phone. | 32 | And we watched in growing horror as a cord snaked toward the phone. |
| 33 | 33 | ||
| 34 | The mainframe's modem answered the 650's ghostly call: | 34 | The mainframe's modem answered the 650's ghostly call: |
| 35 | “You vill send to me your data, and then erase it all!“ | 35 | “You vill send to me your data, and then erase it all!“ |
| 36 | And the modem beeped and twittered as the mainframe lost its mind; | 36 | And the modem beeped and twittered as the mainframe lost its mind; |
| 37 | “My God!“ cried Joe van Helsing, “That's a vampire on the line!“ | 37 | “My God!“ cried Joe van Helsing, “That's a vampire on the line!“ |
| 38 | 38 | ||
| 39 | I slammed the mainframe's reset switch so fast I broke my hand, | 39 | I slammed the mainframe's reset switch so fast I broke my hand, |
| 40 | Joe dove at the six-fifty; I didn't see him land; | 40 | Joe dove at the six-fifty; I didn't see him land; |
| 41 | He ripped its cover open, and I heard him give a shout, | 41 | He ripped its cover open, and I heard him give a shout, |
| 42 | Then there came a harsh metallic scream, and all the lights went out. | 42 | Then there came a harsh metallic scream, and all the lights went out. |
| 43 | 43 | ||
| 44 | I pulled Joe from the wreckage by the pale moon's waning light; | 44 | I pulled Joe from the wreckage by the pale moon's waning light; |
| 45 | He was out cold but still breathing; I hoped he'd be all right. | 45 | He was out cold but still breathing; I hoped he'd be all right. |
| 46 | And by the moon's last glimmer, I could make out what he'd done-- | 46 | And by the moon's last glimmer, I could make out what he'd done-- |
| 47 | He had wedged his silver tieclip in the thing's magnetic drum. | 47 | He had wedged his silver tieclip in the thing's magnetic drum. |
| 48 | 48 | ||
| 49 | When the grey dawn lit the windows, Joe finally came to, | 49 | When the grey dawn lit the windows, Joe finally came to, |
| 50 | He looked like death warmed over, but he knew just what to do, | 50 | He looked like death warmed over, but he knew just what to do, |
| 51 | So we got some silver solder, tied its input pins to ground, | 51 | So we got some silver solder, tied its input pins to ground, |
| 52 | And jabbed a wood stake through the drum--I still can hear that sound. | 52 | And jabbed a wood stake through the drum--I still can hear that sound. |
| 53 | 53 | ||
| 54 | (back to first melody via G and C) | 54 | (back to first melody via G and C) |
| 55 | Our boss came in that morning and he asked, “How was your night?“ | 55 | Our boss came in that morning and he asked, “How was your night?“ |
| 56 | Joe answered, “Well, we found it--just a vampire MegaByte“, | 56 | Joe answered, “Well, we found it--just a vampire MegaByte“, |
| 57 | And then we saw the console; the boss said, “Now what's this hack?“ | 57 | And then we saw the console; the boss said, “Now what's this hack?“ |
| 58 | On the screen in | 58 | On the screen in fiery letters was the message--“I'll be back!“ |