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Swine Flu of the College

There are two suspected cases of swine flu (H1N1) in my glorious alma mater. Once I found out about this, I knew that I had only three valid courses of action.

  1. Panic at the fact that the dreaded virus is a mere fifty miles from me.
  2. Use this as an excuse to donate more money to the school’s Annual Fund.
  3. Write a song about it.

This is about choice number three. Sadly, I only have time to do one verse.

Swine Flu of the College
Sung to the tune of Stan Rogers’ Flowers of Bermuda
Words by Wing L. Mui

There be swine flu at the College
Students lie in tainted beds,
And there be papers, theses and work for every men
But there is no TAP for me!

For when we found infected students
Type A flu oh it was plain
Ol’ Tony, he, had canceled every single thing
Writing grimly for all to see.

Chorus:
It was a strain of influenza
Carried by pigs in Mexico!
We could taste the fear of the whole damn blogosphere
From the tweets two hours ago.

Wing :: Apr.30.2009 :: Posts :: No Comments »

Barack’s Volunteers

Because I’m inching slowly towards the world of filkdom…

Barack’s Volunteers
Sung to the tune of Stan Rogers’ Barrett’s Privateers
Words by Wing L. Mui

Oh the year was two thousand and eight
How I wish that change would happen now!
A beacon of hope came from a man
The blackest candidate we’ve ever seen,
God bless them all!

(Chorus)
I was told we’d walk the streets for American votes,
We’d change the world,
Have no fears,
Now we’re hand in hand on the national mall
The first of Barack’s volunteers.

Barack Obama cried the town
How I wish that change would happen now!
For thousands of men and women who
Would make for him his campaign’s crew,
God bless them all!

(Chorus)

The campaign’s hook was a promising one
How I wish that change would happen now!
He’d help everyone in riches and rags
Bring freedom to the wretches and hags,
God bless them all!

(Chorus)

With the promise of hope we took the streets
How I wish that change would happen now!
We were ninety-one days to the primary
Spreading our message all the way
God bless them all!

(Chorus)

On the very next day we left again
How I wish that change would happen now!
When that bloody Bush’s man came in sight
With our bold courage we made to fight
God bless them all!

(Chorus)

Now McCain’s campaign was loaded with gold
How I wish that change would happen now!
It was rich and fat and loosely played
We overtook them in just two days
God bless them all!

(Chorus)

Then at length we stood ten points away
How I wish that change would happen now!
Our exit polls made an awful din
In the Republican’s hopes of a win
God bless them all!

(Chorus)

The GOP shook and fell to the side
How I wish that change would happen now!
Palin was smashed like a pile of eggs
And Dick Cheney fell and broke his legs
God bless them all!

(Chorus)

So here we are in two thousand nine
How I wish that change would happen now!
It’s been months since we voted that way
And he was made president yesterday
God bless them all!

(Chorus)

Wing :: Jan.22.2009 :: Posts :: 1 Comment »