One URL, your destination
But the message comes up
Gives you pangs of frustration
Bravely you hope against all hope
That if you hit "refresh"
Maybe you will get there fine this time
But you just can't be sure
If that webpage is down
Does it exist anymore?
The error message doesn't say

It's the 404
Page cannot be found
Bane of surfers everywhere
The groaning abounds
On the laptop screen
Or overhead projector
It's the 404
Worse than Hannibal Lecter

In the Web surfer's code
There's no surrender
Though his mom says "log off"
His spirit cries "never"
Deep in his hands
A carpal tunnel
But he's still in that chair
It's the hyperlinks that drive him on
It's a battle of wills
When the site's slow to load
It's impatience that kills
But far worse is just one thing alone:

It's the 404
Page cannot be found
Bane of surfers everywhere
The cursing abounds
On the laptop screen
Or overhead projector
It's the 404
Worse than Hannibal Lecter

It's the 404
Page cannot be found
Bane of surfers everywhere
The groaning abounds
On the laptop screen
Or overhead projector
It's the 404
Worse than Hannibal Lecter

It's the 404
Page cannot be found
Bane of surfers everywhere
The cursing abounds
On the laptop screen
Or overhead projector
It's the 404
Worse than Hannibal Lecter