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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: GUEST,Jerry Date: 24 Apr 23 - 04:22 AM Has anyone else found that there isn’t a lot of interest out there now for Coronavirus songs, be they serious or comical? Having come up with several during the dark days of 2020-21, when we all had time on our hands, I thought people would enjoy seeing the funny side of it all when we came out the other side, apart from those of us who lost loved ones of course. I recall Youtube song parodies were attracting huge numbers of hits during the lockdowns, but I guess we welcomed some light relief at the time. Is it just too soon to joke about? Or is it that people are embarrassed about it all now and want to draw a line under it and move on? Then again, I suppose topical comic songs tend to have a limited shelf life anyway. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Neil D Date: 24 Apr 23 - 03:34 AM Here's one I posted to a previous thread about Covid songs. It was written in April, 2020 when we were just starting to realize what we were in for. After writing and posting it I shelved it as being too hopeless, too bleak. Weeping Early this morning I woke from my sleeping The damp of my cheeks let me know I'd been weeping Wide awake now, I can't get back to sleep I sit on the bed and continue to weep I weep for the aged and those who're infirm I weep for the children no longer able to learn I weep for the doctors, the nurses and such I weep for a world denied the comfort of touch I'm up and I'm dressed and having my coffee I sit down and turn on some news I watch for a minute to see how they spin it I turn it off now I'm crying the blues I weep for the stranded, desperate to get home And those who're not only dying but dying alone Those with no respirator who can't catch a breath And those for whom triage has chosen for Death It's lunchtime now and I better eat something I'll cook the food my son left on the stairs My wife the RN is now living at work I'm here with my dogs, but alone with my cares I weep for the families from whom a loved one was torn I weep for the young and those yet to me born I weep for New Yorkers who urgently asked But now doctors are dying for the want of a mask God damn it I wish I could stop all the crying But they're pitching tents in the park to house all the dying Its suppertime now but who feels like eating With humanity taking such a bloody ass beating I weep for our people whose leaders are senseless I weep for the poor, the weak, the defenseless I weep for those taken and those who are spared I weep for the lonely and those who are scared It's late at night and I take to my bed I scruff up the pillow under my head But my eyes defy me and continue to weep As I strive for the silence and the darkness of sleep Neil Devore |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: John MacKenzie Date: 21 Apr 23 - 08:41 AM Talking Covid 19 Blues Well let me tell you ‘bout Coronavirus It’s a nasty thing, and it could expire us It might even prematurely retire us ‘Cos it doesn’t care, if we’re not there. Well I don’t want to leave this human race At least one person will miss my face And in their life there’d be a me shaped space They’d surely grieve, if I should leave. So if like me you want to stay You need to wash your hands many times a day The soap and water keeps them bugs away And I advise a : hand sanitiser. Well this virus is called Covid 19 And it’s the nastiest sucker I’ve ever seen It’s using us as a go between You can get a dose, if you stand too close So keep yourself and your folks from harm. Cover up your mouth, sneeze into your arm Don’t spread fake news, it’ll cause alarm. If we all strive, we can stay alive. |
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Subject: Ivermectin Prayer From: Holly Tannen Date: 20 Apr 23 - 09:49 PM My friend told me his Christian sister refused to have her children vaccinated, but instead dosed them with ivermectin, an antihelminthic. PRAYER Oh God above, protect us from the evil Pharma giants As You have protected us from viruses and germs. Praise be for Ivermectin, it works on dogs and horses Our kids may die of Covid, but thank God they won’t get worms. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Monologue John Date: 18 Apr 23 - 08:27 AM Mary had a little Bug attributed to Bathgate High Bowling Club Mary had a little bug The one they called Corona She caught it in a catch-up With her pals Yvette and Shona Who else was there ? I dinae care We hadn't been out for weeks Now Shona's blue in ICU Too breathless when she speaks Maary had a little cough , She dinae wear a mask Instead she wore a sticker saying I'm exempt don't ask Coughing in the kitchen As she plated up the scones And the a round of filtered selfies With all the girls Iphones Mary had a little bug And now so does her Granny Her Boss her son His pal his mum For Mary is [an Ejit] or [a Fanny] |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: GUEST,Joe MacG in NS Date: 08 Jan 22 - 09:31 PM Early on in the pandemic, I was washing my hands so much and in the cooler weather too that my hands were so dry; I gave in and used hand lotion made by the brand Vaseline. I started singing to the tune Glycerine by Bush my own little song that went “ Don’t let your hands go dry … Vaseline.” |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: GUEST,Felipa Date: 08 Jan 22 - 06:18 PM youtube search for Omicron songs yields OMICRON IS COMING TO TOWN - a Parody | Greg Trafidlo, Carole O'Toole & Don Caron OMICRON QUEEN = Karl Wolf THE OMICRON SONG - CARPO719 - "Because it's just a cool name. And everything is funny now." Omicron Song Parody Of Kodachrome — Forever Simon & Garfunkel OMICRON Parody Song to the tune of Santa Claus is Coming to Town -Jason Michael & Heather Grace Powers Omicron, Omicron, Omicron - A Christmas Song - To the tune of Let it Snow. - Thom James variety of styles, some have lyrics on screen. I haven't listened to any yet. oh my Chron and then I looked, and that is a song title as well https://soundcloud.com/m-select/oh-my-chron OH MY CHRON! I'ts a wiff Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htEWL3qu9n0 that's enough for now! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: GUEST,Felipa Date: 08 Jan 22 - 06:01 PM https://protestfamily.com/2021/12/01/oh-micron/ OH, MICRON! Not oh-my-cron, little o But ommi-cron, I don’t know Why it should be so, but The alphabet deflects damnation From the variant’s home nation And nu could be confused with new And xi could be confusing too, But Johnson called it omnicron [Boris Johnson, UK p.m.] And that is definitely wrong. Meanwhile Coach JVT Says we’re picking up injury And a yellow card or three. So, to avoid sending offs With persistent coughs He’s bringing on the booster shots And masking up in all the shops And trains and buses, at the stops Unlike his cavalier boss. But transport’s one thing And shops are another While pubs and restaurants Don’t have to bother. If it’s personal responsibility What happens in hospitality Ain’t the fault of their strategy. “No sir, not us at all!” When it’s all spaffed up the wall. Now they’re bringing in the army, Calling up the volunteers, Rolling up their sleeves Like antiviral engineers. They haven’t cancelled Christmas (That would be bad for business) Although there have been whispers. Not oh micron, but omicron What could possibly go wrong? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Felipa Date: 01 Dec 21 - 04:03 PM "No Craic" [sic, crack even used in this sense is not a word of Irish or Gaelic origin; it came into the Irish language from English. I don't spell the word as "craic" if I am writing in English.] but anyway, here is the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBM6yMiPpXQ&t=161s and here is a background story https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/02/the-eggs-factor-belgian-pop-star-philippe-robrecht-finds-fame-again-in-rural-irish-lockdown |
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Subject: Lyr Req: Six Feet Apart (Jody Gallagher) From: Felipa Date: 03 Nov 21 - 09:10 PM Six Feet Apart by Jody Gallagher two different recordings of the same song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eRAnbkOpWo sung by Frank Kilkelly and Orla Rose Kilkelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzWi8IDc7ps Jody Gallagher chorus Six feet apart, that's how we'll all survive Six feet apart - not three,not four not five Let's follow doctors orders .... We'll beat this thing together Six feet apart. ------------------------------------------------- It's a popular title: SIX FEET APART (Luke Combs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYTzZURtnJA Chorus: I miss my mom, I miss my dad I miss the road, I miss my band Giving hugs and shaking hands It’s a mystery I suppose Just how long this thing goes But there’ll be crowds and there’ll be shows And there will be light after dark Some day when we aren’t six feet apart ================================================ Alec Benjamin's "Six Feet Apart" with lyrics on screen. SIX FEET APART (Alex Benjamin) They say distance is relative and relative to relatives I have id say I'm relatively close To breaking down because right now I feel so alone I’ve been missing the elements and wishing the elephant in the room would leave and kindly close the door I cant ignore him like before not anymore Oh I miss you most at six feet apart When you’re right outside my window But can’t ride inside my car And it hurts to know just how lovely you are And be too far away to hold But close enough to break my heart I miss your smile Feels like miles Six feet apart So far so far but so close Like a star out in the cosmos Can’t touch the beauty I see Thats how it all feels to me So far so far but so close Like a star out in the cosmos Can’t touch the beauty I see Thats how it feels at six feet Space and time are interwoven well at least that’s what we’re told when I was young I was suspicious But its true time sticks like glue I feel so blue here missing you So I think Ill build a time machine and go back to a time when we didn’t need to measure six feet on the ground When I came around thats now allowed I cant go back now So I miss you most at six feet apart When you’re right outside my window But can’t ride inside my car And it hurts to know just how lovely you are And be too far away to hold But close enough to break my heart I miss your smile Feels like miles Six feet apart So far so far but so close Like a star out in the cosmos Can’t touch the beauty I see Thats how it all feels to me So far so far but so close Like a star out in the cosmos Can’t touch the beauty I see Thats how it feels at six feet |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Sol Date: 03 Nov 21 - 09:01 PM I vowed from day one that I would not write a song that had anything to do with Covid 19. It's ruined enough of my life already and I don't want a continuing reminder of it, especially in song. But hey, that's just me, fill your boots with it if you so desire ...... I'm out. |
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Subject: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Song Ten Out of Ten From: Felipa Date: 03 Nov 21 - 08:09 PM Ten Out of Ten by Jody Gallagher "This is a song I have written in praise of all the people who are working their socks off to keep us healthy, safe and well throughout the Corona Virus Epidemic.." |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Helen Date: 11 Aug 21 - 04:43 PM What Sandra said. Anyway, this song just popped into my head. It pre-dates COVID by 20 years but the lyrics are resonating with me right now, in the midst of a pandemic of mis-managing politicians. Right now I'd rather be in Victoria or Queensland or WA where the pollies seem to have their heads screwed on right. Oh well, enough of the political druthers, here's the song: Powderfinger - These Days |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 07 Aug 21 - 11:12 AM Glad's Rag (stay at home) The COVID lockdown you have when you're not having a lockdown. Here in Sydney, in the land of Oz, & in much of our state we are in lockdown. Other states are also in lockdown, Delta covid is racing around, exacerbated by the vaccine "stroll-out", not for us an orderly & timely roll-out. We also have rule breakers, anti-vaxxers & fans of 'freedom' The federal govt was in charge the stroll-out (our The Prime Minister is/was a friend & fan of Trump!) & our state govt is also to the right, so the references in the song refer to the confusion of the original lockdown which started in late June. It has since been tightened - there are now only 4 or 5 reasons to be outside - & extended & will end 28th Aug - covid permitting. The stable door has been locked, kind of ... sandra in sydney in the second month of lockdown |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Stilly River Sage Date: 07 Aug 21 - 10:28 AM @Dave, I was going to ask if you'd post words, but I see there aren't any. Nicely done. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: GUEST,dave shiflett Date: 07 Aug 21 - 09:31 AM here is a covid quartet i wrote Through the Dark Valley -- covid quartet |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: GUEST,Holly Tannen Date: 07 Aug 21 - 09:09 AM I Could Not Stop For Covid by Homily Tannenson Tune: The Bold Privateer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeHVVpx-ny4 I could not stop for Covid So He kindly stopped for me. The Seniors’ bus held only us And my mortality. He slowly drove down Franklin Street As I lay down my phone And wondered what to say After nine long weeks alone. We passed the school where children once Played soccer on the lawn. The playground and the swimming pool, But everyone was gone. He paused outside the coffee shop I used to go to eat But no one was inside now And no one on the street. I shivered in the morning fog The air was cold and dank No neighbors in the hardware store The grocery or the bank. I raised my mask and asked him Is poison on my breath? Or shall I live and witness My town condemned to Death? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: GUEST,Holly Tannen Date: 07 Aug 21 - 01:54 AM I Could Not Stop For Covid by Homily Tannenson Tune: The Bold Privateer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeHVVpx-ny4 I could not stop for Covid So He kindly stopped for me. The Seniors’ bus held only us And my mortality. He slowly drove down Franklin Street As I lay down my phone And wondered what to say After nine long weeks alone. We passed the school where children once Played soccer on the lawn. The playground and the swimming pool, But everyone was gone. He paused outside the coffee shop I used to go to eat But no one was inside now And no one on the street. I shivered in the morning fog The air was cold and dank No neighbors in the hardware store The grocery or the bank. I raised my mask and asked him Is poison on my breath? Or shall I live and witness My town condemned to Death? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Dan Schatz Date: 06 Aug 21 - 04:16 PM Thanks, Donuel. Dan |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Donuel Date: 04 Aug 21 - 08:55 AM Dan I like this better than 'candle in the wind'. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Dan Schatz Date: 03 Aug 21 - 11:54 AM Missed this thread the first time around. Here's my song "Carry the Flame" written last March for the 1 year anniversary of the lockdown. Lyrics are embedded in the video. Dan Schatz |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: GUEST,Stan Ellison Date: 03 Aug 21 - 11:20 AM This is from a UK perspective. In the UK winds from the west and southwest are warm and wet. Winds from the east and north east are cold and frosty. I guess that in the US these wind directions may have different effects. In February we had a longish spell of cold east winds and vaccinations had only just begun. It's just about out of date now but for what it's worth here is my February feast. X:1 T:February Feast C:R S Ellison M:4/4 Q:120 L:1/8 K:Emin A|"Em" B3 G G2 A2 |"D" F3 D D2 F2 |"Em" GF E2 "D" F2 D2 |"Em" E6 A2 | w: The wind blows from the East a-gain and Fro-st lies on the ground. A B3 G G2 A2 |"D" F3 D D2 F2 |"Em" GF E2"D" F2 D2 |"Em" E6 F2 | w: Feb-ru-a-ry Feast a-gain where shi-i-vers do a-bound But "G"G3 A BA G2 |"D"A2 F2 F2 A2 |"G"BA G2"Em" F2 E2 |"D" D6 F2 | w: I will wa-it for West-ern winds and wa-arm-er rain to fall. And "Em"G2 E2"D" A2 F2 |"G" B2 G2"C" c2 BA |"Em" GF E2"D" F2 D2 |"Em" E6 A2 |] w: when my spi-rits rise a-gain I'-ll si-ng for one and all. W: W: W:February Feast W: W:The wind blows from the East again and frost lies on the ground. W:A February Feast again where shivers do abound. W:But I will wait for Western winds and warmer rain to fall. W:And when good spirits rise again I'll sing for one and all. W: W:This old and sandy coastal trail looks like a Christmas card. W:But spirits, like the colours, pale when seasons are too hard. W:Let April wake and Sea Pinks shake against their winter wall W:And when good spirits rise again I'll sing for one and all. W: W:Now pubs are closed and meetings banned and singing has no sound W:While masks and social distancing and Covid jabs abound. W:Let silence end and voices blend and shake in homes and halls. W:And when good spirits rise again I'll sing for one and all. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: John MacKenzie Date: 03 Aug 21 - 10:25 AM https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=167916 |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Donuel Date: 03 Aug 21 - 06:30 AM Just a note of positivity amidst the gloom to the tune You've got to accentuate the positive We're all testing Delta positive Few are testing negative With vaccine you are going to live Don't mess with Mister Facebook meme You've got to spread joy up to the maximum Bring gloom down to the minimum Have faith not pandemicmonium Liable to walk upon the scene To illustrate thier last remark Bob in ICU, Gale in ambulance What did they do Just when everything looked so dark Man, they said we better, accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister No Vaccine No, do not mess with Mister No Vaccine Do you hear me? Oh, listen to me children and-a you will hear About the eliminatin' of the negative And the accent on the positive And gather 'round me children if you're willin' And sit tight while I start reviewin' The attitude of doin' right You've gotta accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Anti vaccine memes You've got to spread joy up to the maximum Bring gloom, down to the minimum Otherwise pandemonium Liable to walk upon the scene To illustrate my last remark Bob in ICU, Gale in ambulance What did they say Say when everything looked so dark Man, they said we better accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister No Vaccine No, don't mess with Mister No Vaccine donuel |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Felipa Date: 31 Jul 21 - 09:30 AM There's also songs about the vaccines the Marsh Family have produced a lot of Pandemic song videos. Have the New Jab goes to the air of "Hallelujah" Give Us the Vax by an Irish group Foil Arms and Hog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Northern Ireland there is a big push now to get the 18-35 year olds vaccinated, but they are not coming forward in droves the way their elders did. I came across a new Covid parody, a rewrite of Peter Hame's "I'm an Ordinary Man" (a song about lay-offs and unemployment). "I'm a vaccinated man" is a song about emerging from lock down. It's not in very good taste, but may be just the sort of song to help inspire the younger crowd to go and get the Covid jab. [need however to parody whatever type of music they do listen to ...] Among the things we can look forward to post-pandemic, this struck a chord with me!: "We can cough without being death-stared in the aisles." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE : China's Sichuan province releases rap song to encourage Covid-19 vaccinations |
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Subject: RE: Get the jab and Go! - Motley Crew From: Stilly River Sage Date: 04 Jun 21 - 05:47 PM 100 years from now, who can say what songs will float to the top of the conversations of citizens or scholars about the pandemic of 2020-2021 (hopefully most of it ends this year.) |
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Subject: Get that jab and Go! - Motley Crew From: GUEST,CJB Date: 04 Jun 21 - 01:53 PM Another 'Wellerman' song ... was on BBC Morning News 04-06-21 ... with the Motley Crew shanty singers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQzV8BaRKOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fzXGRRcwFY ==== |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Felipa Date: 26 May 21 - 05:10 PM oops Eastern Daylight Time zone Philadelphia Folk Song Society Spring Thing https://folksongsociety.wufoo.com/forms/2021-virtual-spring-thing/ ncludes a workshop Sat 29 May at 3 pm EDT: "Coping with Covid: songs and strategies of the pandemic" |
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Subject: : Coronavirus Songs workshop online 29 May 2021 From: Felipa Date: 26 May 21 - 05:04 PM Philadelphia Folk Song Society Spring Thing https://folksongsociety.wufoo.com/forms/2021-virtual-spring-thing/ includes a workshop Sat 29 May at 3 pm EST: "Coping with Covid: songs and strategies of the pandemic" |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: The Og Date: 04 Mar 21 - 12:24 PM And another... The Virus (C) tune = Harry Pollitt or…Son of a a Gambolier Well, the Wet Markets of China, are a nightmare to behold, A twisting, squirming, cesspool that will make your blood run cold. A breeding place for squaller, unknown viruses and pain, Disease and untold misery, in mixtures inhumane. Well, the year was 2019, ’twas December I recall, The virus started moving in a radiating crawl. Word came from out of China, as the year was winding down, Donald Trump told Woodward, “It’s sure to shut us down.” It’s sure to shut us down, sure to shut us down, Donald Trump told Woodward, “It’s sure to shut us down.” “I hear the virus passes both by touch and in the air, I’ll just try to hide it, there’s no need to cause a scare.” Then Donald told the people, “This will soon be gone, Just another pesky flu, some fluke phenomenon.” …some fluke (as above) From China into Europe, creepin’ slowly to the west, The population of the earth’s, soon under house arrest. Fourteen days becomes a month, and maybe then a year, 2020’s not so fun, the future’s not so clear. …similarty Now we’re living with the virus, COVID-19 is its name, Times is gettin’ hard folks, things might never be the same. Donald Trump declined, to lead in any way, He thought if he ignored it, it might just go away. For a man who questions science, in thought, and word, and deed, He rode that helicopter all the way to Walter Reed. Everybody has a say, to what good sense demands, Stay inside, wear a mask, be sure to wash your hands. One group trusts the doctors, another says, “No way.” Folks just keep on dying, the vaccine is “on its way.” Youth seem not to have a fear, it’s just the elderly, Hate to say it, some fine day, you’ll be as old as me. Until this virus is no more, and life begins anew, I’ll strum upon my ol’ guitar and sing this song for you. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: The Og Date: 04 Mar 21 - 12:20 PM To Stevebury, perhaps another version... Six Foot Blues (C) Based upon a 17 March 2020 “Mudcat” post by Steve Woodbury & Ann Bauer C E A Five-foot-two, that won’t do, gotta stay six feet from you, D G C G Everybody’s got the six-foot blues. C E A Social distance, gets resistance, still the CDC’s insistence, D G C Gives us all the six-foot blues. E A Coronavirus, does inspire us, it’s all the news, D G To obey what they say, must not hinder or confuse. C E A Miss my family miss my friends, I think loneliness offends, D G C Everybody’ got the six-foot blues. Don’t go out, stay in and pout, move the furniture about, Reading all the the books I choose. Au revoir, corner bar, thump upon that old guitar, Social distance…do not schmooze. Antiseptic, brand new metric, is the routine, Conversation, separation, six feet is the in between. There’s no debate, just vaccinate, lower the extinction rate, Eliminate the six-foot blues. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: cnd Date: 03 Mar 21 - 09:48 PM Well, we're nearly through the weeds here. While I've seen a lot of songs here that encourage responsible behavior, I think the ones that will be more interesting historically are the ones that run contrary to that narrative. Here's one (well, really a poem) I came across re-posted on Facebook today. No comments on the opinions shared, but I think it's an interesting poem that captures the feelings of some people during this period of turmoil -- Covid et al. When I sit down to read a book, Some idjit says to me, “Oppressor, check your privilege — We’ll decide what you can see!” And if I dare to contravene Or decline to heed his quarantine, Some philistine on Twitter sternly says, “That literature’s obscene! “You must do as we dictate, “And we shall de-platform that hate!” Now, what can I say About the news today? Under pressure from the mob A gaggle of millionaires — Dr. Seuss’s own literary heirs! — Are nixing six books — they are pressing “Delete.” And we’ll never again stroll down Mulberry Street. That’s nothing new to us: Just go ask Mark Twain How the story of Huck Finn Got flushed down the drain. “Art should break rules!” So they used to say. But the fools’ new command Is that art must obey. Conformism’s victory is almost complete So you’ll never again visit Mulberry Street. The great and the small fry, From Steinbeck to Weiss Are pushed into the margins Their words put on ice. Harper Lee, Whitman, Rushdie, and Golding — Faced with complaints, the school boards are folding. Freedom of speech has nary a booster: Not at The Atlantic nor Simon & Schuster. The New York Times will bellow and bleat, And the silence will echo down Mulberry Street. No, this won’t do, this won’t do at all — This won’t do, these minds so small! If they see just one word that they deem indiscreet They’ll melt into puddles on old Mulberry Street. Hold on a minute! Has it come to that? Yertle the Turtle? The Cat in the Hat? The Whos down in Whoville — All samizdat? Informers informing, keep your eyes on your feet: The Secret Police patrol Mulberry Street. Must we be doomed to litigate The past, which did not anticipate The present? Must it be our sorry fate To comically self-flagellate? We live and we learn And our attitudes change. Every day is a new day — But isn’t it strange That people who sell books Should have the conceit To put up a roadblock on Mulberry Street? The hucksters and hypocrites Are quick to join forces And report any wrongthink To Human Resources. I know what I know . . . and this isn’t right. Amazon plots In the dark of the night And gone is a book That won’t see the light. But wouldn’t it be grand If they cared half as much About books as their brand? Oh, but who needs all that reading when there’s Netflix to binge? The Star-Belly Sneetches now have their revenge. An intelligent book Deserves someone to read it. A book that starts fights? We desperately need it. An unpopular view? The campus should hear it. But both teachers and students Are afraid to go near it. They cling to their wubbies And bury their faces. Away with you ninnies — Back to your safe spaces! Go back to TikTok or stay home and tweet. You don’t deserve to see Mulberry Street. ?? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: GUEST,Charlie)Walker Date: 01 Feb 21 - 10:28 AM Lyrics to the song above Chorus: What we ganna do? What we ganna do? What we ganna do with the Wuhan Flu? Everybody’s doomed, ‘cept me & you So what we ganna do with the Wuhan Flu? 1. Wor lass has got a cough & she’s tekken t've her bed I’m not so grand meself so I’m sitting in me shed I’m self-isolatin' ‘cos I’m feelin' very frail With a vegan steak bake & a crate of Brown Ale Chorus (Y'e knaa what wu've got t'do..) 2. Batten down the hatches, move your bed downstairs There’s not a penny left in ya Stocks & Shares Or run screaming down the street with ya hands in the air And spend the kid’s inheritance like you just don’t care! Chorus (I’ll tell you what I did…) 3. I said to the gaffer, ye knaa this cough It’s spreading like the plague & I need a week off! ‘Cos I shook the hand of a lad wheizee mother Got the bus to Blaydon with me best friends brother! Chorus (I’ll tell you what we've aall got t'do….) 4. Wash your hands, sing happy birthday twice, Or count Boris Johnsons kids, that works just as nice. And if you get infected I suggest that you try To stick you head between your knees and kiss your arse goodbye! Chorus |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: GUEST,Charlie)Walker Date: 01 Feb 21 - 09:53 AM A song performed at the legendary Bridge Folk Club in Newcastle way back in March last year: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg48WDAY7Ro |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: The Og Date: 28 Jan 21 - 01:00 PM Okay, let's try this... The Virus tune = Harry Pollitt (from back in the 60s) Well, the Wet Markets of China, are a nightmare to behold, A twisting, squirming, cesspool that will make your blood run cold. A breeding place for squaller, unknown viruses and pain, Disease and untold misery, in mixtures inhumane. Well, the year was 2019, ’twas December I recall, The virus started moving in a radiating crawl. Word came from out of China, as the year was winding down, Donald Trump told Woodward, “It’s sure to shut us down.” It’s sure to shut us down, sure to shut us down, Donald Trump told Woodward, “It’s sure to shut us down.” “I hear the virus passes both by touch and in the air, I’ll just try to hide it, there’s no need to cause a scare.” Then Donald told the people, “This will soon be gone, Just another pesky flu, some fluke phenomenon.” …some fluke (as above) From China into Europe, creepin’ slowly to the west, The population of the earth’s, soon under house arrest. Fourteen days becomes a month, and maybe then a year, 2020’s not so fun, the future’s not so clear. …similarty Now we’re living with the virus, COVID-19 is its name, Times is gettin’ hard folks, things might never be the same. Donald Trump declined, to lead in any way, He thought if he ignored it, it might just go away. For a man who questions science, in thought, and word, and deed, He rode that helicopter all the way to Walter Reed. Everybody has a say, to what good sense demands, Stay inside, wear a mask, be sure to wash your hands. One group trusts the doctors, another says, “No way.” Folks just keep on dying, the vaccine is “on its way.” Youth seem not to have a fear, it’s just the elderly, Hate to say it, some fine day, you’ll be as old as me. Until this virus is no more, and life begins anew, I’ll strum upon my ol’ guitar and sing this song for you. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: cnd Date: 28 Jan 21 - 10:11 AM Here's one I heard recently related to COVID, among other things. It's more of a current events song but it definitely mentions Covid a few times. I really liked the wordplay in the song--it's a lot 'smarter' than many of these parody songs tend to be. JP Harris - Take Off Your Tinfoil Hat (listen) Well, I read on Reddit that the Reds are commin' And by Reds I mean Blues that are secretly Commies That were posthumously hired by Hugo Chavez to alter ballots And the theory holds water if you don't overthink it The water is a Kool-Aid, so don't ever drink it And I only trust news that is tailored to my discerning palate Did you know Q is the 45th letter in the alphabet And that's how I know the 45th president Sends secret codes in 45-character tweets Oh, and D-Day's comin' and I'm armed to the teeth Against tyrannical government except when I think They need my unsolicited help quelling people's freedom of speech CHORUS So take off your tin foil hat Don't you know that it's out of fashion Don't you know that Jesus has found All the ammo that you've been stashin' You believe that 5G's Comin' in the night to take your babies Away for the Satanist hordes--good Lord! Y'all must be bored, you need to get off the internet Oh, the virus is fake, so I'm goin' to the beach And a mask makes you wanna have sex with sheep And I'll shoot you if you stop me from gettin' drunk over at Chili's Oh, I've read between the lines, or at least every 20 I skimmed the report, somethin' seems funny And the proof is all there, I just don't have the details, really Well, global warming's a hoax from a super-computer To take all our trucks and make us drive scooters And micro-chip the masses, I just know it to be so I want the freedom to die in a senseless mass shooting I heard Obama was payin' the protests and looting And the proof is in the basement of the Alamo CHORUS Oh, I said Lord--Good Lord!--you need to get off Stay off Get gone From the internet |
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Subject: Lyr Add: Trump Hymn, Updated From: GUEST,Greg F. In Exile Date: 26 Jan 21 - 06:37 PM What's Old Is New Again. Heil Trump! Battle Hymn Updated -Mark Twain Mine eyes have seen the orgy of the launching of the Sword; He is searching out the hoardings where the stranger's wealth is stored; He hath loosed his fateful lightnings, and with woe and death has scored; His lust is marching on. I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded him an altar in the Eastern dews and damps; I have read his doomful mission by the dim and flaring lamps— His night is marching on. I have read his bandit gospel writ in burnished rows of steel: "As ye deal with my pretensions, so with you my wrath shall deal; Let the faithless son of Freedom crush the patriot with his heel; Lo, Greed is marching on!" We have legalized the strumpet and are guarding her retreat; Greed is seeking out commercial souls before his judgement seat; O, be swift, ye clods, to answer him! be jubilant my feet! Our god is marching on! In a sordid slime harmonious Greed was born in yonder ditch, With a longing in his bosom—and for others' goods an itch. As Christ died to make men holy, let men die to make us rich— Our god is marching on. See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9C6fw9q1fo |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Mrrzy Date: 25 Dec 20 - 04:47 PM So far Gilbert&Sullivan or Lannigan's ball is my fave. Would We Three Kings Are Six Feet Apart count? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs (COVID-19; Pandemic) From: Felipa Date: 25 Dec 20 - 03:32 PM It was a long time since I listened to Coronavirus parodies on youtube, when I had a look a couple of days ago. There are a lot of new ones for Christmas time. The favourite song is 12 Days of Christmas (12 days of lockdown, 12 days of Corona, 12 days of covid, etc) |
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Subject: A cozy Covid Christmas From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler Date: 25 Dec 20 - 08:10 AM Seeing as this song will hopefully soon only be useful as an historical document, here it is for posterity. A COZY COVID CHRISTMAS. It’s a cozy Covid Christmas not what we’ve had before. Everybody’s ordered presents from a famous website store. They’ve done it all at once to make the postage free And now the boxes have arrived and their piled beneath the tree. CH. There’s a book by a celebrity who’s just been in the news, A calendar of the Lake District with rather splendid views, A box of chocs from Weight watchers and loads and loads of booze, And a voucher for a parachute jump you’re never going to use You’ve never had to sit before and search from screen to screen. Thinking what would suit a friend, who for months you haven’t seen Then the thing that you decide on, they’ve just sold the last one And you end up with a token and a “Bumper book of fun” You decorate the Christmas tree and festoon it with lights You scrounge some berried holly from some garden-center sites. A little Santa’s grotto in the corner of the room So it all looks very glamorous when you’re sitting there on Zoom The parcels keep on coming, each one bigger than before. They’re stuffed with crumpled paper and bubble-wrap galore. Recycling all that packaging will really be a pain You’ll never get your green credentials up to scratch again. And then the day arrives at last, you’re on your own, but Lo! Your family are on the screen, in boxes, row on row. You open presents one by one and murmur “Oh how kind” As you strip away the paper and this is what you find: It’s time for Christmas dinner and you’re eating by yourself. The turkey is enormous and it’s bent the oven shelf. You’ve never eaten quite so much you’re vastly overfed Thank God for all the toilet rolls you’ve stashed inside the shed. It’s a cozy Covid Christmas, but remember, never fear. If the politicians don’t sort it out there’s another one next year! Merry Christmas Robin |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs From: FreddyHeadey Date: 08 Nov 20 - 11:15 AM ^ That was dated 2020/05 Then I found it in the St John the Baptist France Lynch parish magazine, May edition, published April 21st https://fliphtml5.com/hdjja/nvxp/basic but it's still 'anon'. To quote,,, "This came to via a friend of a friend of a friend – we liked it enough to share with our readers but know nothing of its origin Sorry we can’t help" |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs From: FreddyHeadey Date: 08 Nov 20 - 10:08 AM GUEST,SqueezeMe - PM Date: 04 Nov 20 - 07:20 AM I won't arise and go now, The oldest version I could find from google was on the Neston u3a website. I've had this reply from Lesley after making enquiries via their webmaster. "Thank you for contacting Neston and for following due diligence to ascertain the writer, however, this is not my poem. A friend forwarded it to me and I sent it to someone in Neston U3A. I had tried to find out who wrote it but it was a mystery. There was a bit of a mistake when it was shared on the Neston site as it was added with the phrase ‘from Lesley’ and then I asked for it to be made clear that it wasn’t ‘by Lesley’ ,,," Lesley Sutherland but that line was still on their page, 7 Nov 2020 |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs From: GUEST,jamiebrownfolk Date: 08 Nov 20 - 07:19 AM Here's a satirical spin on 'The Lambton Worm' about the state of things in the UK... Boris and The Jorm (Germ): The Lambton Worm 2020 - captions available - |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs From: Richard Mellish Date: 07 Nov 20 - 09:56 AM And another one. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs From: Richard Mellish Date: 07 Nov 20 - 07:07 AM Jamie Brown has posted a link on another thread to his own brilliant one. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs From: Jeri Date: 04 Nov 20 - 08:45 AM I haven't written down the lyrics, but here's Hard Times in the U.S. of A., from Harvey Reid |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs From: GUEST,SqueezeMe Date: 04 Nov 20 - 07:20 AM A short covid-19 poem has lately been doing the rounds of F*c*book, usually credited as "anon", but occasionally to some one called "Les". To me it has the distinct flavour of something possibly from the pen of Les Barker, but I could be drawing a long bow here. Confirmation of authorship would be appreciated if anyone knows for sure... OK, a little off topic for this thread, I realise, but it does contain a few nods to what may be loosely considered as folk songs, so thought it might be worth a mention here. Enjoy! COVID-19 I won't arise and go now, and go to Innisfree; I'll sanitise the door knob and make a cup of tea. I won't go down to the sea again; I won't go out at all; I'll wander lonely as a cloud from the kitchen to the hall. There's a green-eyed yellow monster to the north of Kathmandu, But I shan't be seeing him just yet, and nor, I think, will you. While the dawn comes up like thunder on the road to Mandalay, I'll make my bit of supper and eat it off the tray. I shall not speed my bonnie boat across the seas to Skye, Or take the rolling English road from Birmingham to Rye. About the woodland, just right now, I am not free to go To see the Keep Out posters or the cherry hung with snow. And no, I won't be traveling much within the realms of gold, Or get to Milford Haven; all that's been put on hold. "Give me your hand", I shan't request, albeit we are friends, Nor come within a mile of you until this sh*t show ends. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs From: Stilly River Sage Date: 03 Nov 20 - 08:43 PM I know this link has been shared, but I'm not finding the post. Someone asked on the Facebook page and I don't answer song questions there, they need to be here on the more durable Mudcat site. The song is "Stay the Fuck at Home" by Robert Emmett Kelly and Christopher John Franklin. Stay the Fuck at Home. To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.com Stay the Fuck at Home © 2020 Robert Emmett Kelly, Christopher John Franklin Lyric by Chris Franklin (see https://youtu.be/sP40WX-nRcU) SHEET MUSIC AT: https://www.kevinlynchnj.com/store/p50/%22Stay_the_Fuck_At_Home%22_-_Sheet_Music.html#/ |
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Subject: RE: Song: When they reopen all the bars From: GUEST,diplocase Date: 15 Oct 20 - 01:40 AM one more time, a little neater! cac WHEN THEY REOPEN ALL THE BARS - COVID SONG w/m by Penka Jane Culevski of Seattle (one heck of a songwriter, and a lovely singer!) 1. I’ll drink my whiskey neat again Sing in chorus with my friends Wish well to Johnny, our dear bartend When they reopen all the bars —chorus— When they reopen all the bars When they reopen all the bars We’ll all shake hands and all link arms When they reopen all the bars 2. I’ll give a hug to sweet Colleen And hear her whistle bright and keen When all of us may reconvene When they reopen all the bars —chorus— 3. We’ll sit together knee to knee Sharing tunes, and converse free Passing hours cheerfully When they reopen all the bars —chorus— 4. We’ll gayly greet old Jackie Tar We’ll hunt the bucks of Oranmore (The Bucks of Oranmore: Irish reel tune) Banish misfortune, when frost’s all o’er (Banish Misfortune: Irish jig tune) When they reopen all the bars —chorus— 5. We’ll raise a glass, fear to dispel And one for those who made us well We’ll raise one more for those that fell When they reopen all the bars —chorus— 6. We’ll gather then, long overdue All our friendships to renew I’ll kiss my love there in full view When they reopen all the bars —chorus—x2 |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Coronavirus Songs From: John MacKenzie Date: 08 Oct 20 - 11:10 AM The Men of Knoydart, had to let one of their number go. |
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