User:Benjah-bmm27/The Drugs Song

The Drugs Song is a song from the album Fitness to Practice by Amateur Transplants, based on The Elements by Tom Lehrer. The Elements is itself derived from the Major-General's Song by Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance.

Lyrics

 * There's aspirin, adrenaline and also aminophylline,
 * Amphetamine, adenosine, augmentin and rifampicin,
 * Amoxicillin, penicillin, heparin and warfarin,
 * And oestrogen, progestagen and Canesten and chloroquine.


 * There's bendroflumethiazide and also cyclophosphamide,
 * And metoclopramide, acetazolamide, tropicamide
 * Loperamide, amiloride and cyclizine and frusemide,
 * And if you're up the duff then you'd best avoid thalidomide.


 * There's lithium, fluoxetine and also amitriptyline,
 * Paroxetine, digoxin, GTN and azathioprine,
 * Miconazole, atenolol and also chloramphenicol,
 * And if you want to overdose, there's always paracetamol.


 * There's Night Nurse* and there's phenytoin, Zirtek and diazepam
 * And lithium, temazepam, midazolam, clonazepam,
 * Testosterone, aldosterone, and Valium and insulin,
 * ''And lignocaine and Piriton and Ventolin and Ritalin.


 * There's cefuroxime, cefotaxime, cefalexin, cephedrine,
 * And metronidazole and ketoconazole, trimethoprim,
 * Erythromycin, gentamicin, macrolides, nifedipine,
 * And Actifed and Sudafed and Calpol with no sugar in.


 * There's phenelzine and hyoscine, ranitidine, cimetidine,
 * Potassium and calcium and ev'ry kind of vitamin,
 * And pethidine and methadone and speed, cocaine and heroin,
 * And cannabis and Prozac, morphine, alcohol and nicotine.


 * You must remember all these drugs, the names of which you've learned from me,
 * Or fuck 'em all and get a job in orthopaedic surgery.

* Night Nurse is a mixture of dextromethorphan, paracetamol and promethazine.