This song is a cautionary tale inspired by true events! In the awful terrible no-good year of 2020. My wife and I were dealing with some health issues, and, oh yeah, COVID-19, civil unrest, a US presidential election, wildfires, heat waves, a sick cat, and much more! Anyway, I hope you never have to see the periodontist.
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When I turned 43 in 2020
So many troubles coming that I couldn’t foresee
Global pandemic and civil unrest
Plus a new type of doctor I won’t soon forget
The periodontist
The periodontist
The very oh, scary oh,
Periodontist
Day after my birthday
Dentist gave me the news
I had to say goodbye
To my right front tooth
Had an infection in my jaw
That needed to go
Over a series of procedures
That’s how I came know
The periodontist
The periodontist
The very oh, scary oh,
Periodontist
Pray you never have to know
Pray you never have to go
To the perio, perio, periodontist!
It’s hard to pretend
That you’re still young
When you need surgery
On your jaws and gums
If you live long enough to be
Middle aged
Don’t brush too hard
And try to stay away from
The periodontist
The periodontist
The very oh, scary oh,
Periodontist
Pray you never have to know
Pray you never have to go
To the perio, perio, periodontist!
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