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Pandemic Summer

by Tyler Westcott

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“Talkin’ Pandemic Blues” Ladies and gentlemen listen to me If you wanna stop the spread of disease Use the crook of your elbow when you sneeze And please please please heed the words of the CDC and the big cheese Your mask ain’t gonna help you too much Cause you ain’t gonna quarantine your mind It’s just another thing we gotta get through And hopefully we’ll be fine Been through it before but by all means buy up all the disinfectant at the store Ebola, Bird flu, sars and swine buying up all the sanitizer standing in the grocery store line coughing Getting weird looks cause your eyes are real red they don’t know you’re just stoned outta yer head Cholera, polio, measles, mumps Don’t go out on the town if you’re feelin down in the dumps Don’t shake hands, fist bump And listen to the calming words of president trump We don’t need doctors we don’t need science We’ve got an expert of our own Vice President Mike Pence As long as yer good with god you’ll be okay Cause we’re all gonna pray this thing away So the stores all out of toilet paper go ahead and use your socks Or get a bidet and come judgement day you’ll have the cleanest rump in world when the grim reaper knocks It’ll be sparkling, immaculate, talk of the town What a rectum! It don’t come from the beer or the Chinese buffet You gotta protect yourself from fear and from the people who say the news told me to go in self quarantine form covid 19 get an AR-15 and 3 stacks of Lima beans and never to come out! Abstain from making out with international tourists Bathe yourself in purell all of you purists Make those plans, wash your hands Keep your head, cause virus or not someday we’re all gonna end up dead
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“When Lockdown Lifts” When lockdown lifts I'm gonna jump for joy Gonna strut around town with all my brand new toys, Gonna spread love into the hearts of every girl and boy And when lockdown lifts I'm gonna jump for joy When lockdown lifts I'm gonna catch me a buzz, Gonna go out and have a few drinks just because, Gonna put on a record and see what these old feet does And when lockdown lifts I'm gonna catch me a buzz When lockdown lifts I'm feed all my friends Gonna feed all my enemies too just to make amends, If everybody gets hungry I'm gonna feed em all again, When lockdown lifts I'm gonna feed all my friends When lockdown lifts I'm gonna yell from the roof, gonna go down to the candy store to sooth my sweet tooth, I might even open up a kissing booth, when lockdown lifts I'm gonna yell from the roof Chorus: Gonna shout glory glory hallelujah x3 Praise the lord amen Glory glory hallelujah hallelujah Glory glory hallelujah praise the lord amen When lockdown lifts I'm gonna have a party, gonna drink a gallon of coca cola and bacardi, eat alot of crackers and Harvarti, when lockdown lifts I'm gonna have a party When lockdown lifts gonna have a spitting contest, see who can spit the the farthest measure the distance to see who's the best, when lockdown lifts gonna have a spitting contests When lockdown lifts I'm gonna hug a stranger, wont be scared about the danger, might be a nun or a park ranger, when lockdown lifts I'm hug a stranger When lockdown lifts I'm gonna get me a haircut, might get a rat tail or a mohawk or a mullet, im overdue for one I tell you what, when lockdown lifts I'm gonna get a haircut When lockdown lifts I'm gonna get drunk at the bar, gonna take a bunch of shots until I see stars, pass out in the backseat of my friends car, when lockdown lifts I'm gonna get drunk at the bar When lockdown lifts I'm gonna thank me a nurse, for keeping me from riding in the big black hearse, for doing their job all through the worst when lockdown lifts im gonna thank me a nurse When lockdown lifts I'm gonna tip my servers more I'm gonna tell how much I appreciate em at the grocery store gonna gonna write a nice letter to a doctor who waged the good war when lockdown lifts I'm gonna tip my servers more When lockdown lifts I'm still gonna wash my hands for 20 seconds, cleanliness is next to godliness I reckon, it's the elderly and immunocompromised we ought to be protecting, when lockdown lifts I'm still gonna wash my hands for 20 seconds When lockdown lifts I'm gonna go to the restaurant an have an 8 course meal Order one of everything on the menu I'm gonna get my fill but you'll find me washing dishes in the kitchen after cause I cant pay my bill when lockdown lifts I'm gonna have an 8 course meal When lockdown lifts I'm gonna appreciate you all more gonna stand there smiling and greet you at the door gonna shake hands with everyone until my arms get sore when lockdown lifts I'm gonna appreciate you more
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“Who Killed George Floyd?” Who killed George Floyd? Wasn't this something we could avoid? Justice for him and all who fell before Which side of history are you on in this war? An innocent man accused of writing a bad check A crooked cop knelt on his neck Are you surprised the murder of a man struck a nerve? Is this how police protect and serve? When the voiceless go unheard for so long That's when you change the words to the song Vocal cords raw from constant screams Falling on deaf ears are our broken dreams This houses foundation stands on a burial ground No renovations will ever make it sound How many more people have to killed Before we tear the old tenement down and rebuild Until then a lot of cities are gonna burn and be reduced to ash But those things can be replaced with hard cash A life is a precious thing once it's gone it's gone I won't be the one to tell you they're wrong Goons of the state stand tall in riot gear While the oppressed shed pepper spray tears While the folks at home blame the victim You're either against em or you're with em So which side are you on?
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“How did we let it get this far?” If we all die, I hope it doesn't happen too slow I'll dry your eyes, you look so happy in the glow We'll go deep underground, behind thick concrete walls We'll be safe and sound when the free world falls And though I know it'll never be the same Our dirges we'll sing and we'll bow our heads in shame How did we let it get this far? How did we let it get this far? When the power is gone and all we have is a few books It won't be too long before we only have a few scraps to cook Dinner from a tin can, I'm dreaming of bread it's getting to my head In a hole that's made by man, cause everyone is dead How long till we're back to the start? This family can't stop tearing each other apart What has happened tro our hearts? What has happened to our hearts? The world is dark and the hour is late With a single spark we've sealed our fate So many children and wives Gone because of bloodlust So many innocent lives Reduced to dust We've poisoned our home now nothing will grow Now we're all alone we've got no place left to go Why did we drop the bomb? Why did we drop the bomb?

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released February 14, 2022

All songs written and performed by Tyler Westcott
Art by Tyler Westcott
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Jason Hall at Black Rock EPS. LLC in Buffalo, NY 2020
Layout and graphic design by Joe Ski
Cover photo by Matt Shotwell
In Memory Of Jim, Josh, June, Jeff, Hannah & David

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Tyler Westcott Buffalo, New York

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Buffalo NY. Founder/band leader of the group Folkfaces in 2011. Founder of Folkfaces Fest and Banjo Juice Jazz Band & Tyler Westcott Band. He is also an active member of Kathryn Koch Band and The Paper Roses. ... more

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