Friday 2 July 2021

"Waiting for the Vaccine" (Wellerman Sea Shanty) epic LIVE comedy song | Rainer Hersch

"Waiting for the Vaccine" (Wellerman Sea Shanty) epic LIVE comedy song | Rainer Hersch

Lyrics:

There once was a man who ate a bat
Then he started coughin’ and that was that
Wuhan town’s where he was at
And then we couldn’t go shopping

Soon may the vaccine come
Two days in bed and my arm’s gone numb
But stuck with your fam’ly’s much less fun
Can’t see it ever stopping

I wash my hands till they were sore
Still need to touch my face some more
Bought all the toilet roll at the store
‘Cos I went slightly crazy

Soon may the vaccine come
Two days in bed and my arm’s gone numb
But stuck with your fam’ly’s much less fun
Just staring out the window.

[Violin]

We start lock down and we stop lockdown,
Then we start lock down and we stop lockdown,
Then we start lock down and we stop lockdown
I’m the opposite of home sick

Soon may the vaccine come
Two days in bed and my arm’s gone numb
But stuck with your fam’ly’s much less fun
I think I’m alcoholic

Summer turned to Autumn then
This sodding thing’s come back again
I’d just bought all my presents when
The government cancelled Christmas

Soon may the vaccine come
Two days in bed and my arm’s gone numb
But stuck with your fam’ly’s much less fun
Could COVID be fictitious?

[Violin]

It’s six months since my hair was done
Twice daily calls from Amazon
It’s Netflix Series five hundred ‘n one
And I’ve had my kids adopted

Soon may the vaccine come
Two days in bed and my arm’s gone numb
But stuck with your fam’ly’s much less fun
And all my teeth have rotted

When this is done to you, I swear
I’ll take my faml’y to Wuhan where
Bat man can live with them one year
See how much he likes it

Get lost COVID, don’t come back
You pointless spikey viral sack
Pick up your graphs and hit the track
You microscopic has-been

Get lost COVID, don’t come back
You pointless spikey viral sack
We’ll have no more of eating bat
And waiting for the vaccine.
Hilarious Covid Sea Shanty song performed LIVE with lyics | Rainer Hersch Orkestra & Singers. TikTok MEGA HIT | Musical comedy & classical music parody. Rainer Hersch conductor.

THIS CLIP

Rainer Hersch introduces the Rainer Hersch Singers and Orkestra to perform his take on Nathan Evans's The Wellerman (Sea Shanty). Performed live at the Cadogan Hall in London on 29th May 2021 under socially-distanced conditions. Singers: Graham Foote (Tenor), Luce-Mae Sumner (soprano), Rebecca Ridout (mezzo soprano), Christopher Ragland (baritone). Violin soloist Willemijn Steenbakkers. Lyrics (c) Rainer Hersch 2021

The Rainer Hersch Orkestra consists of violin, viola, cello bass, clarinet, horn, piano and percussion. This clip was filmed at London's iconic Cadogan Hall on 29th May 2021.

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