Long Musicred Poems

Everyone's Blowing Red Noses

(Jazz it up to the tune of "Everything’s Coming Up Roses") 


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Caught a cold?....Have the flu?
Do you think a truck ran over you??
Need a pill?..........Have the chills?
Honey..................everyone's blowing red noses!

Pounding head?  Now it's spread...
To your lungs, and now you wish that you were dead?
Cannot eat.....cannot sleep
Honey.............everyone's blowing red noses!

Now head's spinning....temp one hundred and two?
Doctor's grinning...........says it's just the beginning!

Out of luck.....you've up-chucked
Diarrhea wars are waging in your gut?
You'll get well......just you wait...
Doc said flu.........his bill is due....
Honey, ...............everyone's blowing red noses like me and like you!

You can do it.....all you need is a pill
You can do it, ...chicken soup will see to it!
Feeling weak?  Fever peaked?
Thoughts of living one more day may seem too bleak?
You'll get well.....take a nap...
What's Doc's bill??!!  ....Holy crap!!!

The only thing that stops you from getting well....
Honey...everyone's down at the pharmacy...and buying meds
Everyone's hording the Pepto and Tylenol
Everyone's using up Medicare, and HMO's
Everyone's blowing red noses........ and sneezing AaaaaaaaaaCHOO!!



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