Rock rewritten

As you may have noticed I wrote about the news story concerning the so-called brain-eating amoeba. I also felt the tragic tale deserved a modern, post-punk, folk song as a lament and so I pulled one together in on an otherwise dull morning. Later that evening, I had second thoughts about the original lyrics and rewrote them entirely the following wet morning. The original song became Old Nick is Quick

Old Nick is Quick
I woke up today
As you might have easily guessed
There’s one thing I must say
You might be less than impressed
I read in the news
There was a man with the answers
For shaking off the blues
With a shot he took his chances
He made a pact with a bottle
One more drink, he’s on his way
But, he had forgotten
The liquor’s quick and it made him stay
The girl she had a message
It was hidden in her underwear
The punter paid his money first
And took her in the chair
She shivered at the thought of it
His weapon in her face
Sadly, so the story goes there is no other place
She made a deal with her ego
One more trick, she’s on her way
But, he’s no amigo
The money’s quick and it makes her stay
I woke up this morning
As you might have easily guessed
There’s one thing that I’ve got to say
Aren’t you just a little impressed?
They made a deal off the level
One more trick, they’re on their way
But, they were bedevilled
Old Nick is quick and he makes them stay
To take them away

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Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Music Source Type: blogs