LOCKDOWN BABY

Well I’m all locked down and nowhere to go
Boris cancelled my theatre show
So I’m all dressed down
In my dressing gown
And underneath? I’m wearing nothing but a frown...

Lockdown. Lock-lock down, oh baby
Lock down – lock me down
Lock down, lock-lock down
I’m your Lockdown baby, take me, lock me right down...

The pubs are shut – it’s taking its toll
Everyone’s drinking more alcohol
Hair’s a mess. Need to get fitter
Stick on a hoodie and work-out on Twitter.
Stifle a yawn, Sleep like a log,
Cut the lawn, walk the dog
Every day, the same routine
Visit a friend but don’t get seen.

Lockdown. Lock-lock down, oh baby
Lock down – Lock-me down
Lock down, lock-lock down
I’m your Lockdown baby, take me, lock me right down...

Stockpile food and essential supplies
Supermarket empty? What a surprise
Shop online. Walk the dog.
Have a Zoom meeting. Walk the dog.
Buy a jigsaw. Walk the dog
TV repeats. Stroke the dog.
Stare at the clock, watch another frigging Tik-Tok
Feed the dog, take a picture of the dog.
The dog looks cute. Put it on Facebook.
Nobody shares, Nobody cares.
‘cept you and the dog....

(Lockdown baby)

And your friend with a dog.

(Lockdown baby)

Walk the dog.
Talk to the dog
Not got a dog?
Buy a dog.

Lockdown. Lock-lock down, oh baby
Lockdown. Lock me down (Spin me around)
Lock down, lock-lock down
Lockdown is saving us but killing our town

Crowds forbidden, faces hidden
Empty streets, no meet and greet
Or family treats, just vicious tweets from
Neighbours spying, Old ladies sighing,
Businesses dying, grown men crying,
Politicians lying, denying, conniving
Ducking and diving, media thriving
on dramatised headlines, while we’re being fed lines
To keep us at bay, two metres away
Conspiracy theories taken to task
Does it make any sense, to wear this mask?
Will the wider community give herd immunity?
Doctors say yes, doctors say no
So how the hell are we all supposed to know
What to do for the best. Do we take the test
If we feel okay? Will it just go away?
Surely, there must be a better way
Surely, the people must have their say on the
New normal, the old normal, the abnormal
The Indoctrination,
Expectation,
Vaccination,
Save the nation, our salvation
Everyone’s willing, everyone’s trying,
Everyone’s hoping but not everyone’s coping.

Lockdown. Lock-lock down, oh baby
Lock down, Lock me down
Lock down, lock-lock down
I’m your lockdown baby, take me, lock me right down, yeah.
Lockdown. Lock me down, oh baby
Lock down – Lock me down (Spin me around)
Lock down, lock-lock down
I’m your lockdown baby, take me, lock me right down.

(Lockdown baby)

Energy prices, on the rise
What a surprise. Open your eyes.
Small shops struggling to find a way
But Amazon shares... they’re doing okay.

Well, you could have locked me down with a feather.

(Lockdown baby)

Home schooling?
Who you fooling?

You know, one day, a long way away, we may yet say...
Lockdown’s gone but not forgotten
In the state of Denmark something was rotten
A national disgrace?
Know your place.
Nothing to see here.

(Lockdown baby)

Move along,
Just walk the dog.

(Lockdown baby)

Okay. I’ve run out of things to say, so expect my voice to fade away.

Walk the dog. (Bark)
Good dog.