Osteoporosis

1st verse:
(Doctor)
I say to drink your milk, just drink your milk.
You need it for strong bones and teeth. [Tell me! Tell me!]
Drink your milk, just drink your milk.
You need it for your calcium. [Tell me! Tell me!]

If you do not drink your milk,
You will be in bad shape indeed. [Tell me! Tell me!]
And then your bones and teeth will start to rot,
And you will start to feel very weak. [Tell me! Tell me!]

And you'll get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of the bones. [Tell me! Tell me!]
And you'll get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of the bones. [Tell me! Tell me!]

(Patient)
Well now doctor, with all due respect,
You're reasoning's severely flawed. [Tell me! Tell me!]
When the milk companies say we need milk,
The judges say they break the law.¹ [Tell me! Tell me!]

Many Asians and Black Africans,
They can't digest their milk, you know.² [Tell me! Tell me!]
And Bantu women often have ten kids,
Though their calcium intake is low.³ [Tell me! Tell me!]

They don't get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of the bones. [Tell me! Tell me!]
They don't get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of the bones. [Tell me! Tell me!]

(Solo)

(Patient)
They don't get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of the bones. [Tell me! Tell me!]
They don't get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of the bones. [Tell me! Tell me!]

2nd verse:
(Doctor)
I say to drink your milk, just drink your milk.
You need it for strong bones and teeth. [Tell me! Tell me!]
Drink your milk, just drink your milk.
You need it for your calcium. [Tell me! Tell me!]

If you do not drink your milk,
You will be in bad shape indeed. [Tell me! Tell me!]
And then your bones and teeth will start to rot,
And you will start to feel very weak. [Tell me! Tell me!]

And you'll get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of the bones. [Tell me! Tell me!]
And you'll get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of the bones. [Tell me! Tell me!]

(Patient)
Well now doctor, many studies show
That when you eat too much protein, [Tell me! Tell me!]
Then your body throws out calcium
No matter how much calcium you eat.4 [Tell me! Tell me!]

With salmonella, protein, pesticides,
Your milk could make me very ill. [Tell me! Tell me!]
Hey doctor, if I need more calcium,
I think I'd rather take a pill.

I won't get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of the bones. [Tell me! Tell me!]
I won't get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of the bones. [Tell me! Tell me!]

I won't get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of the bones. [Tell me! Tell me!]
I won't get osteoporosis.
It's the weakening of, weakening of, weakening of
The bones.

Words and Music by Mohan Embar
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