Quarantine, to the tune of Jolene by Dolly Parton

I saw Matt Haughey do a verse of Covid to the music of Jolene and thought Jolene could be reworked as a pro-quarantine ditty. I doubt I'm the first.

Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine
I'm begging of you please just heed this plan
Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine
Please don't go out just because you can

Your boredom is beyond compare
With endless naps and unwashed hair
With pallid skin and eyes of glassy sheen
You while away the death of spring
Your voice is soft and full of pain
And I cannot compete with you
Quarantine



The kids refuse to go to sleep
The mess is piled up too deep
I'm buying another iPhone game
Quarantine

And I can't easily understand
Why most of us can't follow a plan
To stay at home where we need to be
Quarantine

Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine
I'm begging of you please just heed this plan
Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine
Please don't go out just because you can

This is another ploy of men
To keep you from leaving home again
But it's the only place to be
Quarantine

I had to have this talk with you
My healthiness depends on you
And whatever you decide to do
Quarantine

Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine
I'm begging of you please just heed this plan
Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine
Please don't go out just because you can