Been awhile since I posted new lyrics, but this idea was too good not to pursue. It’s to the tune of "Come On Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners. Suggested by Janice Campbell, based on a tweet by Dr. David Shiffman that was shared by Donald Coleman.
Poor Wuhan Hubei,
It started in a market, spread a million times faster than mono
China freaked out,
So did half the world, who’d blame them?
You're going (MERS-cov)
So strong (ebola)
Now I must say more than ever
(SARS, swine flu)
Don't touch people, wash your stupid hands
And we can sing “Happy Birthday”
COVID-19, oh I swear
At this moment, you rule everything
Markets worldwide are all going to hell
And we’re hoarding Charmin and Purell
People near and far
Started getting sick and dying off no matter what precautions,
But not us, not us,
Because Donald Trump he had a hunch
You can go to work, don't wash your hands,
But don't have Chinese for lunch --
COVID-19, oh I swear
We can act like it don't mean a thing,
It can't be bad, because no one here's died,
Wait, amend that, oops, it's got inside...
COVID-19, we can take (off that mask)
‘Cause this virus will still kick your ass,
Come on Mike Pence, now it’s all (up to you)
Thoughts and prayers should do what they usually
Do
COVID-19, you're a plague
Don't know how the vaccine’s made
Kids who aren't grown
Seem to have shown
They can resist
Said, COVID-19,
Whatever Trump feels, science is real,
Now I must say more than ever
Maybe we can change
Don't touch people, wash your stupid hands
COVID-19, oh I swear
You’ll kill poor folks, and rich folks won't care
Their politics and economy too
Don’t mean nothing to a flu like you
COVID-19, oh I swear
Every few years, we go right back to square
One
It’d be nice if just once
The guy in charge wasn't such a dunce....