I Want to Die

from Medical Melodies and Surgical Songs by Henrik Widegren

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lyrics

Music/Lyrics: Henrik Widegren

Tony lay looking at the sun going down
He was in the hospital and he was ninety-one
He was in pain, but his wife and memory were gone
He lay and smiled and thought: “Dear Lord, now I am done”

Now is the time. I want to die
Now I have done all that I planned
I want to say goodbye
Now is the time. I want to die

He saw the doctor’s worried look and thought: “Hooray!
Finally they’re giving up. They’ll let me pass away”
But the doctor said: "You may be an old man
But Tony, I will get you well. I will do all I can!”

So Tony was prescribed seven new, expensive pills
To eat three times daily, before all his meals
But he put all the medicines in the flowerpot
All the pretty flowers died but Tony did not

The doctor in the ward was a nice and friendly guy
He said: “You’re lucky you don’t smoke, ‘cause smokers tend to die”
So right away, Tony made his start smoking plan
And soon he was chain smoking like a Marlboro Man

Now is the time. I want to die
Now I have done all that I planned
I want to say goodbye
Now is the time. I want to die

One day the doctor didn’t seem at ease and scratched his head:
“We must replace your heart. Otherwise you’re dead!”
So Tony switched beds before the operation
So his neighbor got Tony’s heart transplantation

So Tony thought: “Yes, I will die sooner than him”
However Tony’s neighbor happened to win
Because the roommate got a serious transplant rejection
And died two days later in his complication

Now is the time. I want to die
Now I have done all that I planned
I want to say goodbye
Now is the time. I want to die

But Tony recalled the Count of Monte Cristo’s trick
This is the way out. I have to be quick
He switched beds again and prayed to the Lord
And under the blanket he was rolled to the morgue

Once in the lift things didn’t go according to plan
His throat was dry and itching. He was an old man
He coughed under the blanket and sat up and smiled
But the poor nurse got a heart attack and died

When Tony returned to the ward he was stressed
Everybody knew and the doctor was depressed
So Tony thought to himself: I will tag along
And take all my doctor’s medication from now on

So Tony took his pill organizer, but did not
Empty it in the window frame flowerpot
But he got swollen in the throat and died, because you see
He had a drug allergy and now he’s free!

Now is the time. I want to die
Now I have done all that I planned
I want to say goodbye
Now is the time. I want to die

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from Medical Melodies and Surgical Songs, released April 1, 2019

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about

Henrik Widegren Sweden

"There are a thousand songs about love, but none about the bowel"

Henrik Widegren is a medical doctor who started writing geeky songs about medicine, healthcare and science when asked to perform at a hospital after work in 2012.

Now he has released six studio albums and has a YouTube channel (Henrik Widegren) with music videos. The latest album, Doctor Feelgood, was released September 18. ... more