Do the PCR Test
Original melody: 顶楼的马戏团
Lyrics & vocals: 昧拾金
Editing: 伊人, 昧拾金
Out at night to do PCR, every day out to do PCR
Thousands of women and men from the compound all come out to do PCR
Whether Xuhui, Songjiang, or old and new Jing’an
Everyone’s gotta cooperate and do PCR
Queue from 7:30 till 9:30
We’re out to do PCR
Out at night to do PCR, whole families—young and old—do PCR
Even after a garlicky dinner, still gotta go do PCR
Whether white-collar, blue-collar, or construction-site hauler
Don’t do the test? You’ll lose your rice bowl
Don’t get infected while doing your bit
We’re out to do PCR
Out at night to do PCR, even starving we’ll do PCR
Wandering the hedges, circling the blocks—may as well do one more test
Whether you’ve got dementia, a stroke, or a snapped spine
Don’t you think you can dodge the PCR line
Nose swab so deep, it makes your knees weak
We’re out to do PCR
Out at night to do PCR, no symptoms but still do PCR
Do it and you might live to a hundred—skip it and you’ll catch COVID
Whether you’re from Japan, the U.S., or Afghanistan
Once in China, you must do PCR
Even after testing, straight back inside
We’re out to do PCR
Foreigners are just a mess
None of them wear masks, running around
Only we Chinese are the most disciplined
Proudly enjoying our daily free PCR tests
Out at night to do PCR—any chance, we’ll do PCR
Without it, our legs go weak—with it, we feel warm inside
Whether hospital, neighborhood office, or stadium line
See a queue? I dive right in
One night, five rounds of PCR
We’re out to do PCR
From 5:30 to 9:30
We’re out to do PCR
I live just to do PCR
And even if I die—I’ll still do PCR
(Thanks to 冠宇, 烨亮, 悦悦, 丁凤, 陆莹, 熊熊 for sample material.)