Death Panel - The Punk Opera

A run through of Death Panel at Cafe Hey, Tampa 9/17/09. Sing along.

Song 1. "I Wrote The Law" - Sung by Private Insurance. Karaoke track of "I Fought The Law" - Green Day version.

Raising deductibles in the hot sun
I wrote the law so I won x2
Rescinding coverage 'til you've got none
I wrote the law so I won x2
Denying claims feels so good
That's how my job is done
End of life decided by cash and God
I wrote the law so I won x2
Made excessive profits be-cause-its-fun
I wrote the law so I won x2
Living is a pre-existing conditi-on
I wrote the law so I won x2
Must keep government out of Medicare
I lobbied my congress-mun
Making Town Halls into Town Hells
I wrote the law so I won x2

Song 2. "Death Panel" - Sung by Nationalized Plan. Karaoke track of "Holiday In Cambodia" - Dead Kennedys.
So you been alive
For a generation or five
And you know you've seen it all
Your productivity
And lifting ability
Have slowed down to a crawl

Mandatory consultation
Leads to cost elimination
On your five grand prescription
DNR you say
Signed your rights away
Selected for decomposition

If healthcare costs are what you fear
Rationed care is finally here
Brace yourself, my dear (x 2)

It's a Death Panel for America
We hasten end of life
It's a Death Panel for America
Say goodbye to your wife

Don't be cynics
We'll fund abortion clinics
The common good is great
Save your prayers
Nobody cares
Separation of church and state

Well you'll die fast
In our socialist
T4 Nazi regime
100% tax
So move your ass
Government interference to extreme

Now you can get euthanasia done
Public option is so much fun
What you need, my son (x 2)

Is Death Panel for America
We decide who makes the list
A Death Panel for America
If you disagree, you're a racist

Song 3. "Bipartisan Results" - Sung by Private Insurance & Nationalized Plan. A capella "Last Caress" and "Skulls" - Misfits.
PI: I got something to say
Obama aborted your baby today
And it doesn't matter much to him
As long as it's dead

NP: Well I got something to say
WellPoint killed your grandma today
And it doesn't matter much to them
As long as she bled

Both: Sweet lovely death
Mercy killing, final breath
The America I love, one last caress

NP: The corpses all hang
Headless and limp
Bodies with no surprises
And the blood drains down like devils rain
We'll bathe tonight

Both: I want your skulls
I need your skulls
I want your skulls
I need your skulls

PI: Demon I am and face I peel
To see your skin turned inside out, 'cause
Gotta have you on my wall
Gotta have you on my wall, 'cause

Both: I want your skulls
I need your skulls
I want your skulls
I need your skulls

NP: Collect the heads of little girls and
Put 'em on my wall
Hack the heads off little girls and
Put 'em on my wall

Both: I want your skulls
I need your skulls
I want your skulls
I need your skulls
I want your skulls
I need your skulls
I want your skulls
I need your skulls

Category:

Comedy

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