O M L ! by R Cane

O M L ! 

or 

Archie's Bunker & the

Pandemic March 

 roughly to the tune of 'Glory Glory Hallelujah'  – G 

A crazy novel virus  is under detection

Starting the spread – of a dreaded new infection

Contagion is rampant –  yet no vaccine injections !?

O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

Chorus
I've got a hankerin'  – to hunker in a bunker... 
I've got a hankerin'  – to hunker in a bunker...
I've got a hankerin'  – to hunker in a bunker...
O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

Social distancing – new forms of not dancing
just wearing masks - has folks all askance-ing 
Germ laden  microbial stew – bio-soup for you !

O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

Door knobs – chairs – banisters 'n stairs 

Coughs and sneezes -- filling all the airs 

Don't touch anything --- anywhere !!

O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

Phones and devices – are potentially lethal

Parties and bars are dangerous equally

Hiv - mers - sars - this is a worst sequel 

O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

Everyone look – we're gonna quarantine !

To avoid those bugs – that attack us deadly and unseen

The whole dang thing - is such a terribly bad dream 

O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

Times so bad – poor 'n old folks just can't win

Dyin' like fly's – it's a downright sin

Churches are closed - the gov'mints worn thin

O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

Neither church - nor state - has workable schemes

to save my job or house – or my gizzard or my spleen!
What a dystopian nightmare - and desolate scene

O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

Alas this is something you just cant shoot away or knife 

It's bigger than bullets and all the money or your life

Is the 2^nd amendment - keeping you healthy tonight?

O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

Nurses, First Responders, and our Fearless Physicians 
Are all Glorious HERO's - but in a terrible position 
In this  Battle of survival there's no damn ammunition !?
O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

So what ever happened - to all the dang tests?
China made some - seems others got the rest 
But we are sucking hind teat - and just trying to do our best
O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

We hope some day - that there will be a cure
Vaccines & inoculations - oughta fix us up for sure
But a 30 day lock down -  or we all go down the sewer  !
O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

A  30 day lock down - is the only solution
If the bug is denied hosts - it just dies in the confusion !!
So get busy labs -  get us out of this seclusion !!
O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

Bill Gates told us -  it's a new kind of war !
So lets draft him or someone -- as a new 'VIRUS CZAR' !?!
Bill's influential -  this virus exponential
O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

For 30 solid days - we should all stay alone
Stir crazy prisoners - bored in our own homes
No matter what we wish - we are not allowed to roam
O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

If we deny this bug - its desperate last stand then
Soon  great rejoicing will ring -  ALL throughout the lands
Because we  EACH FLEW SOLO  and yes,  WASHED OUR HANDS  !!

O-h-h-h My.....   LORD !?!

Chorus
I've got a hankerin' – to hunker in a bunker...    (3 times) 
O-h-h-h My ! – LORD !?!

                      Parody - Copyright  R. Bigelow 2020

Jesus died to save our sins- glory be - we might need him again ! 

                                   (The Weavers )

My journey

My life's journey started in the state of Ol' Kentuck.
That's where I was born.

The first road I traveled on, turned north to Iowa
and its fields of growing corn.

Next came the Golden Gate, with warning sounds
of fog horns in the Bay of Californ.

A few years went by before I bid a fond farewell
to valleys and the coastline with Sequoias in-between,
as Angeles in So Cal waved good bye to me.

Now, I'm here in H-town; I've been here for a spell,
and I can tell you that,
hot, hot days and hurricanes turn Texas into Hell!

I haven't seen a Stetson or a big horned steer,
but the derricks keep on pumpin',
the astronauts keep training,
and fire ants keep making little hills.

It was easy to become addicted to the Habanero taste,
so I don't know just how long I'll be here.
I've become accustomed to the place.

Virus

The Coronavirus is truly an anti-human killer!  Every day brings a deeper comprehension of why it is so difficult to protect ourselves from this terrible virus.  If predictions are correct, this Coronavirus is going to be with us for a long time.  We are being told to get ready for waves of the virus as it moves across the country, creating new hot spots.  

We are keeping in touch with family members by phone.  Everyone we know is quarantined and learning how to manage the grocery shopping without actually going inside the store.  Workers are able to fill orders by phone and place them in the car without the driver leaving the vehicle. We haven't ordered from restaurants, but I imagine it's easy.  I might try ordering low mien noodles from our favorite Thai restaurant. 

We are also planning a Ruth Stout garden.  Apparently, we are late to the party, but after reading about it on the net, it makes sense, seems easy, and it's productive.  It's also called, 'No dig gardening', and or 'Straw bale gardening'.  When this project gets underway, I'll post updates.        KEEP SAFE, KEEP HEALTHY