Germs On Your Money

Germs on Your Money By Elton Camp Who can know where your money has been Was stuffed into shorts at a male stripper den Or the prostitute stuffed it away safely hid As the of Venereal Disease John she got rid Oh, you say my money’s never been such places But still, of germs and viruses it may have traces Actually, of careful studies there have been few And more are needed to know what is really true In 1972, the AMA studied both coins and bills Their findings could easily enough give chills On 13 percent of coins, harmful germs were found And 42 percent of bank notes also had them around A University of California study is cause for care, Finding Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli there Making it even worse, pathogens such as these Come from nasal mucus and from human feces But to cause disease, even threats like those Require that we scratch our eyes or our nose Mother knew the best bet for us to stay well “Always wash your hands,” is what she’d tell.