Hug me, I’ve got herpes
See the blisters on my cheek
It starts with just a tingling
And goes inside a week * |
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It’s certainly a virus
And it gets everywhere
Most people have no symptoms
Life really isn’t fair |
Hug me, I’ve got herpes
And I’ve read all the bumph
It comes out in the sun and wind
And the wrong time of the month |
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But if I catch it early
When the tingles first appear
I can nip it in the bud
With lemon balm and Aciclovir |
Hug me, I’ve got herpes
And it’ll come and go
It lives inside my nerve roots
And travels to and fro |
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Herpes isn’t scary
Unless you get it in your eye
So don’t spit on your contacts
And leave the spots to dry |
Hug me, I’ve got herpes
And not just round my mouth
Think chicken pox on your privates
Or a cold sore going south |
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The first attack was painful
But now they’re really rare
I use salt baths and teabags
And give it lots of air |
Hug me, I’ve got herpes
And I bet that you’re the same
Who knows where it first came from?
And no-one is to blame |
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So let’s chat and laugh and cuddle
Until it goes away
Time for books and baths and gossip
We can love another day |
