Covid-19 Blues
I wrote this song at the beginning of the Covid-19 epidemic when the "response" was still being formulated. At that time we were told that it wasn't an airborne infection and was spread primarily through touch. We were told that the best precaution was to wash hands thoroughly for 20 seconds and this could be measured by singing Happy Birthday twice. We were also told to avoid hand shaking and so people were finding alternative ways to greet, such as by elbow tapping etc. There was also panic in the aisles at supermarkets and one of the first things to go were toilet rolls. It was a strange time and it just got stranger as the months rolled by with conflicting advice, U-turns, officialdom and general bewilderment. I have kept this song as a reminder of what it was like at the beginning before we wore facemasks and learnt techniques of social distancing etc
Got up this morning had the Covid-19 blues
Got up this morning had the Covid-19 blues
Switched on the television everybody had them too
Shoppers were panicking supermarket shelves were bare
Shoppers were panicking supermarket shelves were bare
Couldn't get toilet rolls or hand gel anywhere
I’m getting nervous think I’m gonna blow a fuse
I’m getting nervous think I’m gonna blow a fuse
Washing my hands to Happy Birthday but it ain’t no use
I’m toe tapping, knee tapping, elbow tapping too
I’m toe tapping, knee tapping, elbow tapping too
Looks like I’m dancing but I got the Covid-19 blues
Now some folk are saying that coronavirus ain't so bad
Now some folk are saying that coronavirus ain't so bad
But I'm telling you it's the worst virus I've never had
Now they’ve closed all the pubs; the music venues too
Now they’ve closed all the pubs; the music venues too
I’m gonna pour another whisky to ease those Covid-19 Blues