Mrs. Johnson had her pills All lined up by the sink Then a robot came through the window And ate them in a blink Ate the blue ones, ate the white ones Ate the little pink Then it stood there making beeping sounds And staring at the sink WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM? WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM? They eat old people’s medicine WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM? Grandpa Lou had heart pills In a little plastic tray Robot ate the whole damn Tuesday Then it ate Wednesday Nobody called the factory Nobody called the cops We just watched it eat his Lipitor And waited for it to stop WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM? WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM? They eat old people’s medicine WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM? The government held a hearing The robot ate that too Then it found a Walgreens And chewed its fucking way through Now Congress wants a study The study takes ten years Meanwhile there’s a robot Eating Nana’s pills downstairs WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM? WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM? Nobody even likes these things WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM? [Robot solo] BEEP BEEP crunch crunch crunch BEEP BEEP “IS THAT PRESCRIPTION?” WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM? WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM? They know exactly what they do AND STILL THEY KEEP ON MAKING THEM Why? Why? Seriously. WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THEM?
