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