The ‘Net is a creature of patches and parts,
As free as the hawk on the breeze,
With billions of voices and hands and hearts,
Ruled only by RFCs.

O, Internet RFC 1-8-5-5,
Your paragraphs murmer to me!
No protocol yet keeps the ‘Net alive
As well as this RFC.

When mailing, recall that the ‘Net’s not secure;
Let copyright laws be your guide;
Ignore any chains; let your quotes stay pure;
Flame not; use a sig; don’t chide.

Check every address; mark your messages “long”;
Use smileys and caps sparingly;
Don’t send an attachment; kneejerks are wrong;
So speaketh this RFC.

O, Internet RFC 1-8-5-5,
Your sections are wise as can be!
A luser or guru will surely thrive
By trusting this RFC.

When chatting, be patient and always assume
That talk is as cheap as the dirt;
When posting to news, don’t send spam, or Boom!
Some hax0r will make you hurt!

The guidlines exist both for wisemen and fools,
They’re meant to be read carefully;
For can you imagine what chaos rules
Without such an RFC?

O, Internet RFC 1-8-5-5,
Our last and best hope, patently
The ‘Net is a queen-less and smoke-filled hive
Without such a thing
Without such a thing
Without such an RFC!