5090 by FAWM: "Damn You, Autocorrect!"

Damn You, Autocorrect!

10 weeks ago by @dr_griff

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Damn You, Autocorrect!

dr_griff

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Liner Notes

#humor #silly #funny #filk #autocorrect

A tribute to that bean of our existence. You've all bean there, I'm sure. Ducking stupid program...

Lyrics

(Capo 5)

Chorus
Am G F E
Damn you, damn you, autocorrect
Am G F E
You took what I texted and now it’s wrecked
Am G F E
Damn you, damn you, autocorrect
F G Am
I know that I didn’t say “duck.”

Verse 1
Am Em Am
You change what I say on the daily
Am G C
My parents were shocked when I said
C G Am
I was taking my genital classes
Am Em Am
What I wrote was general ed

You edit my texts and I’m never sure
How you’ll misrepresent me today
I check and recheck and then I hit send
But you still always find a way

CHORUS

Verse 2
My pastor and I are not speaking
Because of an edit you made
I meant to say soups, you changed it to souls
Now he thinks my soul has strayed

My brother is really offended
I said Marlee Matlin was dead
She’s Deaf and I know it, but he got upset
And this is all on your head

CHORUS

Verse 3
Texting’s becoming a problem
‘Cause you keep on changing my terms
Not the terms I agreed to - the ones that I type
And then sending them off while I squirm

I need you to lay off the spellcheck
And the autocomplete on my phone
Just let me write what I meant to say
And leave me the he’ll alone

CHORUS X2

I know that I didn’t say duck
Because nobody ever says duck!

Comments

@wylddandelyon 6w

This is so much fun!

@marilisa 10w

This is such a singalongable chorus! And a very relatable topic, too. Great stuff. Perfect for when you have no more ducks to give.

@betoMod 10w

So good! Love how baroque this sounds! Clever and perfect for a singalong!

@cairobraga 10w

this is a BANGER!!! I wanna singalong to it in a circle

@gfandme 10w

Lol, so relatable this. Great take on this subject!

@mikeskliar 10w

ha, this is fantastic! we can all relate, of course! great work, and the music is a perfect fit for that lyric! excellent job!

@dr_griff 10w

@cjk Well, it had to have a misplaced correction in it somewhere, didn't it? :D Glad you liked it.

@tawny249 10w

Ok, I actually started laughing out loud at this. Congrats, you made me snerk in the first verse already. This is smart and hilarious! I can definitely see this doing well in a filk circle. 😀

@paul_pedersen 10w

Fun song! The words come so fast, I'm surprised you have time to breath. Glad you made it through safely!

I could imagine this as a song in a musical about the perils of the computer world. Maybe such a show could be called CTRL+ALT+Delete.

@cjk 10w

Nobody ever says duck! LOL, I so love this. "And leave me the he’ll alone" ROFLAD.

@greengrassgirl 10w

Boy, can I relate! My latest computer upgrade has caused me to scrutinize every word and reread everything, and I still miss "mistakes.". What a pain. I could do without Autocorrect. I like this clever rant!