Bedford Level Experiment - Buying a Computer Lyrics

After years of resisting my pleading & whining
Saying no to me asking for an Atari
An Intellivision, any game console
Mom heard that a computer would be good
Surely I could learn something from it
Instead of just playing those games

So it was decided, and Dad put in charge
We went to Coles bookstore and there we found
A Buyer's Guide for Computers
We didn't buy the book, we just stood in the store

Going to buy a computer today
Going to buy a computer today
Buying a computer

Dad looked through each model, comparing the price
The cheapest one a Timex/Sinclair 1000
So back home we drove, to look in the phone book
And called stores until we found who stocked it

We drove to the store, the only dealer in town
An albino with a crooked sneer smile
"A consultation" in his dimly lit office
To sell us a more expensive computer

Going to buy a computer today
Going to buy a computer today
Buying a computer

Dad insisted we wanted the Sinclair
Recalling the one thing he read in the guide
"At 99 dollars, it could be considered
The world's first disposable computer"

Eventually the man relented and decreed
That perhaps the Timex/Sinclair 1000
Was the best computer for us after all
So we bought it and brought it back home

Went and bought a computer today
Went and bought a computer today
Bought a computer!