Get Your Rickettsia Groove On (Asheville Funk)

[Intro – spoken over beat] Ooooh yeah! Asheville, y’all ready to get microscopic? Let’s float, let’s funk, let’s fight those ticks! Rickettsia groove on… Let’s go! [Verse 1] Welcome to the hills where the rivers roll wide French Broad float trip, we let science ride Dan’s on the mic, Roman’s next in line Stacy and Isaura keep it funky all the time [Pre-Chorus] From ticks to tubes, we break it down Wolbachia vibes all through this town Diagnostics poppin’, vaccines so fly We got that Biltmore sparkle in our eye [Chorus] Get your rickettsia groove on, dance all night Epidemio-funky under Blue Ridge lights Host cell shakin’, immune moves tight At Pack’s Tavern dinner, we ignite! [Verse 2] Orientia spin, Anaplasma twist Ehrlichia bounce, you can’t resist Cell biology boogie, vector swing Coxiella jam — feel that science bling! [Breakdown – chant style] Hey! Wise Owl funding on the floor (uh!) Hey! Career mentors, give us more (yeah!) Roman’s got plans, Becky’s got style ASR legacy makin’ us smile [Chorus] Get your rickettsia groove on, dance all night Epidemio-funky under Blue Ridge lights Host cell shakin’, immune moves tight At Pack’s Tavern dinner, we ignite! [Bridge – call and response, dance floor energy] Who’s got the vectors? (We got the vectors!) Who’s got the slides? (We got the slides!) Who’s got that Asheville funky pride? (We got that pride!) C’mon, c’mon, c’mon! [Final Chorus – big, all in] Get your rickettsia groove on, make it loud Asheville’s art and science crowd Float the river, toast the night Rickettsia groove, we shine so bright! [Outro – vamp and fade] Ooooh, Pack’s Tavern, Biltmore dreams… Rickettsia groove on… you know what it means! Science so funky, can’t keep still… Asheville, we love you — for real!