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Wear The Damn Mask

from We Don't Talk About Torgo by Tom Smith

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A public service talking blues -- Schoolhouse Filk, if you will. Unlike the 'Rona, spread this far and wide.

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A little bitty cloth going over your face,
Helps protect your part of the human race
Even if you're fully vaccinated, all we ask...
Wear the damn mask.

About a year and a half ago, we got a new plague,
The details were murky and the science was vague,
The president said it was a Chinese hoax,
Even after we started losing folks.

Now the CDC keeps changing the rules,
about masks in public, restaurants and schools,
But it’s not them betraying the public trust --
It’s how science works: you learn more, then adjust.

And the more we know, the more we learn,
And the more good we can do in turn,
It’s a really super simple easy task...
Wear the damn mask.

Six hundred thousand Americans are dead,
Four million around the world, though it’s said
That the final total may be three times that,
Because vaccinations have fallen flat.

It’s a simple thing, just a tiny poke
And it’s free, you can get it even if you’re broke,
But then, even if you’re protected, you can
Get infected, then pass it on to your fellow man.

Your kids can’t have the vaccine yet,
And immunocompromised people get
Covid easier, so we have one thing to ask...
Wear the damn mask.

Now, there are people out spreading lies
About masks and getting immunized,
They say they’re just asking questions -- that’s always their shtick.
But the problem is we DO know stuff,
And even vaccination isn’t enough
To prevent you or your family from getting sick.

They have an agenda, although it’s kinda funny,
When businesses are closed they’re not making money,
And money’s more important than even their own lives.
But this whole thing has shown the working life is rough,
Most front-line workers aren’t paid enough,
And it don’t take much to make sure that everyone thrives.

So the country has paid a terrible price
But we can make that awful sacrifice
Mean more, if we can change the rules
For our businesses, hospitals, churches and schools.

Our human infrastructure is what
Kept the ‘Rona from kicking all of our butts,
So pay people what they’re worth to keep ‘em alive...
And do your part -- wear a little N ninety-five.

A little bitty cloth going over your face,
Helps protect your part of the human race
You can whine it takes your breath away,
But surgery teams wear ‘em all damn day.

You can personalize it, enhance your smile
With an emblem or slogan, your very own style,
And it’s kinda like a held-back sneeze or cough,
It’s such a relief when it finally comes off.

Don't listen to untrained angry jerks,
It's not about freedom, it's about what works.
The only agenda in the government plan
Is keeping folks alive as long as they can.

And if you want to bask
In health and freedom, it's a simple task,
This is all we ask...
Wear the damn mask.
Wear the damn mask.
Wear the damn mask.
Wear the damn mask!

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from We Don't Talk About Torgo, track released August 6, 2021

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Weird Al with more books, JoCo with more jokes, Carlin with more Cthulhu. Since 1985, Tom Smith has been breaking hearts, minds, and laws of propriety and physics with his insane blend of sf/fantasy, Life With Computers, pop culture, politics, and puns. More than twenty albums later, he maintains the best is yet to come. ... more

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