(Written by Alan Frechtman and sung by Arnie Kinsella)
Hey folks, we've got something to say
To all you folks, on this millennium day
Listen up folks, we had nothing to fear
Because it seems we are still here.
They said our computers would crash
And then they said, to withdraw all our cash
To them we say, it was nothing but hype
Cause the world did not stop at midnight
Chorus:
It's time we said a good- BYE-Y-2-K
It's time we said a good- BYE-Y-2-K
It was doom and gloom and the end was near
That is what we heard all of last year.
BYE-Y-2-K
It's time we said a good- BYE-Y-2-K
You can take a deep breath
No more worries or strife
You can even get on with your life
Verse:
We heard, all the planes would go down
And yes we heard, blackouts all over town
It was absurd people in every store
Hoarding up on toilet paper
Midnight, that's when countdowns began
Right at midnight, the start of Armageddon
Missiles in flight, it was nuclear war
We were supposed to be done for.
Chorus:
It's time we said a good- BYE-Y-2-K
It's time we said a good- BYE-Y-2-K
It was doom and gloom and the end was near
That is what we heard all of last year.
It's time we said a good- BYE-Y-2-K
BYE-Y-2-K
You can take a deep breath
No more worries or strife
You can even get on with your life
Verse:
We know, that you went to your phones
And yes we know, you checked to hear dial tones
And then you knew, it was all in your head
Because your phone lines were not dead
Now we're, in the year of 2-K
And look now we're, all just doing okay
So now we say, take that Y-2-K bug
And let's sweep it under the rug
Chorus:
It's time we said a good- BYE-Y-2-K
It's time we said a good- BYE-Y-2-K
It was doom and gloom and the end was near
That is what we heard all of last year.
BYE-Y-2-K
It's time we said a good- BYE-Y-2-K
You can take a deep breath
No more worries or strife
You can even get on with your life
(c) 2000 by Garrison Keillor