“Vaccine” in Honor of Dolly Parton’s Research Funding

Your virus is beyond compareWith spikey bursts of auburn hairThat covid, that corona emerald greenYour lockdowns took up all the springYour bubbles soft like summer rainThe whole world waits alone for youVaccine
Gretchen McCulloch (@GretchenAMcC) November 17, 2020
When the news broke that Dolly Parton had quietly given a million dollars to Vanderbilt University back in April to fund COVID-19 vaccine research, which was used to help develop the Moderna vaccine, Gretchen McCulloch of Wired wrote some new lyrics to Parton’s song “Jolene.” Ryan Cordell put the lyrics to music while his family slept.
I couldn’t resist trying it immediately, though I had to sing a bit more quietly than I typically wouldfor this tune in particularbecause my family’s all asleep right now. But you can see it scans, good enough for country at least! pic.twitter.com/joQL29e7Uk
Ryan Cordell aka Ryan Cordrell (@ryancordell) November 17, 2020
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