As requested, here are the words of the parody I sang this evening.
Note: This is written by someone in the UK, and verse 4 (which I skipped this evening) refers to a now-infamous incident in the spring of 2020 during the UK's first lockdown, when Prime Minister Boris Johnson's chief adviser Dominic Cummings violated the rules he had helped to write – by driving himself and his family ~250 miles from London to Cumbria, after discovering he and his wife had clear symptoms of Covid and then about a week later drove 30 miles to scenic Barnard Castle "to test his eyesight" before returning to London (it was just a coincidence that it happened to be his wife's birthday) – and, in spite of public outrage, did not resign and was not sacked. ( More info here.)
I LOVE NOT WHERE I LIVE A topical parody of the song 'I Live Not Where I Love' by Colin Andrews
Come all you folks who social distance at least two metres from your friends Come let me tell you what I miss and ask when will restrictions end
We're not allowed to kiss or cuddle or give a friend a loving hug Or even sing a song together just in case we spread the bug
Regulations now require us to wear a mask when in a store To help defeat corona virus we (must) keep our distance when outdoors
But government advice is farcical when its adviser all the rules ignores And takes a trip to Barnard Castle, no apology, just a curt 'Up yours'
Around the world among all religions folk have in their thousands died While some leaders don't care a smidgeon and others still the threat deny
The world has changed and life seems strange no jet-setting to distant lands Virtual socialising, sanitizing and the government will wash its hands
So be aware lads be aware lasses, if I could only have a choice I'd fly away to safe New Zealand far from Johnson's waffling voice But since I'm furloughed I can't follow my wishes or my job I'd lose I'll stay in my pod and pray to God for some day soon much better news