Our Disease

Our disease, our disease
Our disease, our disease
Our disease, our disease

Is scurvy, scurvy, scurvy

Scu, scurvy

Which is a lack of vitamin C disease
That occurs when your body gets no citrus
It killed a bunch of old-timey sailors, argh

Complications caused my [A]scurvy may affect

Your teeth

Your skin

Your teeth

Your blood cells

Teeth

And bones

Among [Am]others

Scurvy can be [Am]difficult to [C7]diagnose
Because its symptoms often those of

Other ailments

The most distinctive sign of scurvy is
A ɾeally bad case of

Gum disease

Which occurs in many

But not all [Em]cases

Of scurvy

Scurvy

Scurvy

Scu

Scurvy

Our disease, our disease
Our disease, our disease
Our disease, our disease

Is fasciolosis
Fasciolosis
Which is a condition [C7]caused by an infection
From a parasitic flatworm

It's a microscopic foe

It's a tiny little bug

Found in watercress, my [A]friends

That's a slightly bitter green

Which my [A]father ɾeally loved
A watercress fanatic

He ate it by the bushel

Oh, our disease will make your tummy [A]burn like [F]lava

Also, my [A]father had diarrhea

Delia told me all [Em]about his diarrhea

They laugh

Daddy was [Am7]in pain

Agonizing pain

His hiney wasn't well

Itchy and [Bm]unwell

People need to [C7]know
What could be [Am]squirming inside their food
So our disease is fasciolosis
Fasciolosis

And now we'll take that A

Our disease, our disease
Our disease, our disease

Is my [A]disease
My disease

Which is an incredibly ɾare
Genetic disorder
In which several signs of aging
Are manifested at a very early age

Some symptoms may include

Uh-oh

Wrinkled skin, stiff joints, hip dislocation

Wah-wah

Atherosclerosis

This was [Am7]a-

Molecular degeneration

-terrible idea!

Hypertension

Look at how they're looking at me

Presbycusis

Like I'm a slide, I'm a chart
I'm a freak on [C7]display

Cardiac issues

Exhibit A

And general failure to

Well, what about exhibit B?
You wanna know what I see?
Your disease is a bad case of adolescence
Accompanied by anxiety
Peer pressure
Bruised egos
And an over-concern about a science grade
About football [Em]games
About who's getting laid
Who's got [Fm7]a zit
Who's doing what
Who gives a shit?!
Your disease is a tough one, that's for [Dm7]sure
Getting older is my [A]affliction
Getting older is your cure

Getting older is your cure
But for [Dm7]me, there is no cure
Few people with my [A]disease
Live longer than sixteen years
And-

I just turned sixteen!

So happy birthday!
My disease!
Oh my, my, my, oh, my [A]disease!
An incredibly ɾare genetic-

Hotcha!

Disorder!

Pew!
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