_Ph_ysician

Reprinted from Songworm 3
This parody was sung by Leslie Fish on Tapeworm 2

Parody of “Medic”, words by Mercedes Lackey , music by Leslie Fish

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Parody lyrics ©6/26/88 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.

A

G noth

er case comes

Em in

, another f

C ract

ured c

Am oll

ar

D bone

,

To

G add

another

Em thou

sand to the

C ass

ets

Am that

I own.

D

A

G noth

er car, a

Em noth

er yacht, per

C haps

a

Em noth

er

Am house

.

My

D prices

are

G ex

orbi

Em tant

; you

C think

that

Am I’m

a louse.

D

E

G nough

about my

Em fin

ances; now

C let

me

Em cure

your

Am ills

.

I’ll

D heal

your battered

G bo

di

Em es

if

D ~ C you

can pay my

G bills

.

I know the things you say of me:  you wish that I’d drop dead.
You think I am unfeeling; well, I’ll have you know I dread
The day that you may go, before your treatment is complete—
The day your empty pocketbook will leave you on the street.
I hope you’ve paid your premiums, or at least made out your wills.
I’ll heal your battered bodies if you can pay my bills.

There was a time I didn’t plan to charge so high a fee,
When I had youthful principles, and thought to heal for free.
But I had loans to pay off, and the payments weren’t small.
I know you think I’m greedy, for I’ve long since paid them all.
But you don’t know my med school and the values it instills.
I’ll heal your battered bodies — and you will pay my bills.