America - Dan Bull

America, America

Here’s to your health

America, America

Now tell me

Why’s the country that’s the most wealthy also amongst the most unhealthy?

There’s probably a lot of theories out there

But mine’s got to be the lack of national healthcare —

A category of welfare that happens to be well fair

Whether there’s wealth there or whether it’s elsewhere

Now you can probably tell where this is going from my accent

Or you’re thinking «Why's this British guy rapping?»

I like America, the music, the people

That’s why I want to see improvements to each of them

There’s problems here too, Britain’s got its fair share

I’m sure you know about our questionable dental care

But there’s one thing that stands better than the rest

And that’s the NHS, yes

Where nobody faces rejection

Just because to treat them would be a dangerous investment

Where what the doctor prescribes is what you’re given

Instead of having to wait for your insurer’s decision

Where prescriptions are a reasonable price

If you need something lifelong you can even subscribe

Where if you’re old or young;

unemployed;

Then it’s free, and the price tag becomes null and void

Where you can go home without paying one penny;

Where you’ve still got the option of a private company

It’s unbelievable the stuff they’ve done for me before

Months in hospital and I’ve not paid a fee at all

America, America

Here’s to your health

America, America

Here’s wishing you good health

Insurance firms are about saving dimes

Before they’ll even think about saving lives

So say goodbye to your treatment if there’s even

A minor loophole in your legal agreement

Is your system victim free?

There’s fifty million Americans who evidently disagree

Fifty million without health insurance

That could die just because they couldn’t afford it

You don’t have to pay to have a fire extinguished

And you have the police, not private militias

So why should this difference apply to the systems

Providing for victims requiring assistance?

Nothing should be held higher than citizens

Putting wealth over health?

I am sick of it

Insurance firms are commercial businesses —

They’re not concerned what your physical fitness is

They’re only interested in what the interest is;

Over here we have a different incentive

A lot of you are incensed at this

And I don’t intned to be insensitive but listen

There’s several myths about the terrible British

Medical system that I better dismiss, quick:

1. You can’t choose who your doctor is.

Not true —

There’s a long list of doctors I’ve gone to

2. One of the most stupid lies is that

Old people are euthanised when they’re due to die

Not true — if there was institutionalised

Granny killing don’t you think there’d be a public outcry?

You don’t have to use the NHS anyway —

There’s still plenty of private firms if you want to pay

But the proof’s in the pudding, come to Britain for a bit

I bet you can’t find anyone who would get rid of it

America, America