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Single Payer Blues
- Sung to
- St. James Infirmary
- Written by
- Kay Thode
- Gaggle
- Seattle
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Bold word Strong beat
Italic word Inflection / stress
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Tips from the gaggle
- Read the lyrics through once silently before singing.
- If the original tune is unfamiliar, look it up first.
- Modify freely. Every gaggle adapts songs to local issues.
SING IT to the tune of St. James Infirmary
I went to the insurance company.
They turned my claim down there!
Said it wasn’t covered,
And they really didn’t care.
O, I went to see my doctor,
And he said he couldn’t spend
Fifteen minutes with me!
Such things have got to end.
Oh, my pills they cost me plenty,
And I know I’m going broke.
This new fangled health care,
Truly is no joke.
So, send Congress a message:
Pass single payer now!
We all really need it—
It’s good for us, AND HOW.
♦ ♦ ♦
Written by
Kay Thode
For the
Seattle Gaggle