A Little List
(for singing when chained to the railings of Downing Street)
As some day it may happen to you or even me
I've got a little list — I've got a little list
Of all the Parkie symptoms – those you can and cannot see
And they never would be missed — they never would be missed!
There's the stiffness and the shuffling and the dribbling as well
The pain if you have young onset - it really hurts like hell
Constipation and depression, not to mention lurid thoughts
You’d think this was an illness which somebody really ought
To move up all those league tables in search of a fine cure
But of that we cant’ be sure, we just cannot be sure
[Chorus]
They’ve got 'em on the list — they've got 'em on the list;
And they'll none of 'em be missed — they'll none of 'em be missed
So please could you get going as we have no time to waste
we really must insist, we cannot bear the list
our faces turn to masks and then you cannot see a trace
of torment we are in, don’t let that phase begin
and our voices must be heard before they get too weak to hear
night terrors should be tackled as they cause such awful fear
hallucinations haunt us in both darkness and strong sun
dystonia is awful, dyskinesia’s no fun
For too long we’ve been silent and we’ve been far too polite
That really isn’t right. We’re ready for a fight.
[Chorus]
They’ve got 'em on the list — they've got 'em on the list;
And they'll none of 'em be missed — they'll none of 'em be missed
So we’re guzzling down the dopamine in all its different forms
we’d so like to desist; we’re hooked on agonists
we used to be quite placid but now fighting is the norm
we really must insist. It’s such a horrid list.
and now we are becoming the agonists ourselves
out to raise awareness it’s the illness that compels
us to do something and that something won't be small
we’ve got a 5 point charter and we’re marching on Whitehall
but when we say we’re marching, that isn’t strictly true
I shuffle as do you. And that will have to do.
[Chorus]
They’re off to Downing street, they're off to Downing Street
And they will not be discreet, they will not be discreet.
If you liked this then GLS”s next suggestion for a lyrical overhaul is even better. Watch this space...
By Gillian Lacey - Solymar
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