COVID-19: If the Virus Pays a Call

(This poem can be sung to the tune of "If I Only Had a Brain" from THE WIZARD OF OZ.)

We can wash our hands completely

And socialize discreetly.

We have the wherewithal.

We should spare no expenses

To keep up our defenses

If the virus pays a call.

We can scrub down every finger--

So nothing bad can linger--

With rubbing alcohol.

Though our hands start to chafe now,

We feel that we are safe now

If the virus pays a call.

We can keep a social distance

To strengthen our resistance.

The task is far from small.

I hope you do not slug me

Just 'cause I won't let you hug me

'N case the virus pays a call.

It's not a sci-fi plot;

The problem's very real.

The virus can survive on many surfaces.

So tell me how that makes you feel.

Yikes!

We ought to be investing

In lots and lots of testing,

But someone dropped the ball.

We need negotiators

To find more ventilators

If the virus pays a call.

I can't wait till this is past us.

We CAN'T let it outlast us;

Let's make the numbers fall.

Be cautious and be wary

And do all that's necessary

If the virus pays a call.

-by Bob B (3-29-20)