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The Mouth Is Connected to the Nose

by Randy Kaplan

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This is an anti anti-masker song about those who willfully or ignorantly wear their masks improperly so that their respiratory droplets are deployed, dispersed, and distributed to the rest of us. What do they think this is, Brooklyn circa aught-five? (Uh, that's when that photo of me was taken.)

lyrics

C G7/B
In Walgreens and in CVS, the situation’s dubious
Am7
Cashiers, clerks, and pharmacists
G
It’s alarming to alarmicists
Em F
like me to see their nostrils so exposed
G C
Oh, the mouth is connected to the nose

C G7/B
In Walmarts , Rite-Aids, Targets, and in fancy supermarkets,
Am7
There are people in the dark it’s
G
so discouraging and stark; it
Em F
baffles me to see no one interpose, and say:
G C C7
The mouth is connected to the nose

F C
Oh, the mouth is connected to the nose, Lord, Lord
G C
It’s how it is, it’s how it always goes (Good Lord)
Am E
It’s the plumbing and the pipes, and it’s why I grouse and gripe
Bdim E
It’s common sense, it’s just the way air flows
Am E Am/C Dm
Are you equal to the task of putting on your mask
F E7
so that it covers up your nostrils (those two holes)
Bmi7b5 E7 Am
Oh, the mouth is connected to the nose

C G7/B
In Costco and Home Depot, is it ignorance or ego?
Am7
Is it a statement, like a credo?
G
Or a paradox of Zeno?
Em F
Should I flee? Oh me! They’re even here in Lowe’s!
G C C7
Oh, the mouth is connected to the nose.

F C
Oh, the mouth is connected to the nose, Lord, Lord
G C
It’s how it is, it’s how it always goes (Good Lord)
Am E
It’s the plumbing and the pipes, and it’s why I grouse and gripe
Bdim E
It’s common sense, it’s just the way air flows
Am E Am/C Dm
Are you equal to the task of putting on your mask
F E7
so that it covers up your nostrils (those two holes)
Bmi7b5 E7 Am AMaMi7 Am ...
Oh, the mouth is connected to the nose

credits

released January 25, 2021
"The Mouth Is Connected to the Nose" music and lyrics by Randy Kaplan

Randy Kaplan: Guitar, Vox
Julian West: Drums, Shakers, Tambourine
Vega West: Harmonies, Vocal Pads
Esther West: Unison Singing
Mike West: Banjo,Mandolin, Bass, Harmonies

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Randy Kaplan Detroit, Michigan

ADULTS: Nashville Blues & Roots Alliance calls Randy “a master of old-time, Delta-influenced guitar,” and the Smoky Mountain Blues Society says he’s “an absolute ace guitarist, picker, and ragtime player.”

KIDS: Randy's blend of American Roots Music and Comedic Storytelling has inspired the likes of NPR and PEOPLE magazine to name Randy one of the nation’s top family entertainers. ... more

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