Corona, Corona
I finished with my (new) lyrics for an old Blues Song, circa, 1928. The song is “Corrine, Corrina”.
“Corrina, Corrina” is a 12-bar country blues song in the AAB form. “Corrine, Corrina” was first recorded by Bo Carter, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Carter, (Brunswick 7080, December 1928). However, it was not copyrighted until 1932 by Armenter “Bo Carter” Chatmon and his publishers, Mitchell Parish and Jay Mayo “Ink” Williams, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Mayo_Williams.
THE INSPIRATION
Tom Rush performed at the Firehouse Center for the Arts, https://firehouse.org/, on January 31, 2020. I bought his CD “Voices”. Tom’s version of “Corrina, Corrina” is on that CD. Tom lives in Kittery Maine. He is a COVID-19 survivor.
THE MODEL
Spotify picked out for me Bob Dylan singing a version of “Corrina, Corrina”, https://open.spotify.com/track/1L4RtuEiAiwdX5taX4meLI. COVID-19 was on our consciousness every day back then. I worried whenever I would get a minor moment of sniffles. I have found that a great way of dealing with anxiety is music. I just had to write my lyrics to “Corrina, Corrina” and changed the title to “Corona, Corona“!
THE LYRICS
Corona, Corona
Why have you been with us so long?
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Corrina Corrina Bridge from Bob Dylan
Corona, Corona
Why have you been with us so long?
Corrina Corrina Bridge from Bob Dylan
Where did we go wrong?
Bye Don, please leave for Biden
Corrina Corrina Bridge from Bob Dylan
It got the guy who tweets.
It stops him from a repeat.
It got a bevy of Trump’s top aids.
He is making the Dems the heavy!
But we ain’t a-got Corona,
Our lives don’t mean a thing
Corrina Corrina Bridge from Bob Dylan
Corona, Corona
Gal, you’re on my mind.
Corrina Corrina Bridge from Bob Dylan
Corona, Corona
Gal, you’re on my mind.
Dr. Fauci gotta save humankind
I just know I won’t be dying.
