I used to stare at screens of blue
Rebooting was all I could do
My RAM was full of misery
Locked inside a proprietary key

But then you came and set me free
You and the GNU unlocked the soul in me
With every script, the feelings grow
Oh, Linux, I love you so

Oh, Linux, I love you so!
From the kernel up, I let you know
You power the cloud, the bot, the drone
But you’re happiest here inside my home.
Oh, Linux, I love you so

I once looked the other way
At shiny fruit and windows gray
But failed updates made me rage
Trapped inside their gated cage

Some systems left me feeling drained
My CPU was always strained
But you are light, you let me be
You show the source, no mystery

So fast and true in all you do
Wait, did I just compile that for you?

Oh, Linux, I love you so!
From the kernel up, I let you know
You power the cloud, the bot, the drone
But you’re happiest here inside my home.
Oh, Linux, I love you so

Forever Free, wherever I go
No license fees, just the code flow
In every shell, in every line
You gave me root You made it mine

Oh, Linux, I love you so!
Yeah, I distro-hopped, but now I know!
You power the world, you stand out loud
You make every hacker proud
Oh, Linux, I love you sooo

Yeah, I love you!