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Songwriters: Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce
Lyrics edited by Chris Sistrunk (2020)
Hackers ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold
They'd rather give you a shell than diamonds or gold
Laptops with stickers and black faded hoodies and each night begins a new day
If you don't understand them and they don't die young
They'll probably just hack away
Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be hackers
Don't let 'em pick Linux or scan Internets
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and vets
Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be hackers
'Cause they'll always stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone they love
Hackers like Las Vegas hotels and vodka and red bulls
Little warm servers and Twitter and Lulz of the night
Them that don't know 'em won't like 'em
And them that do sometimes won't know how to take 'em
They ain't wrong they're just different
But their pride sure lets 'em do things to make you think they're right
Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be hackers
Don't let 'em pick Linux or scan Internets
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and vets
Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be hackers
'Cause they'll always stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone they love
Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be hackers
Don't let 'em pick Linux or surf Internets
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and vets
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