There were applications,
but I never saw their source code.
No I never saw it at all
'till there was GNU.

There were profits so high;
it was all proprietary,
all behind a corporate wall
'till there was GNU.

Then there were downloads,
and wonderful mail lists
that informed me
with sweet contributions
from all, it's true.

There was code all around,
but I never heard of sharing.
No I never heard it at all
'till there was GNU.

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Then there were downloads,
and wonderful mail lists
that informed me
with sweet contributions
from all, it's true.

There was code all around,
but I never heard of sharing.
No I never heard it at all
'till there was GNU…

'till there was GNU.