Testo: Adam Kay & Suman Biswas. The Drugs Song.

There's Aspirin, Adrenaline & also Aminophylline,

Amphetamine, Adenosine, Augmentin & Rifampicin,

Amoxicillin, Penicillin, Heparin & Warfarin

& Oestrogen, Progestagen & Canesten & Chloroquine



There's Bendroflumethiazide & also Cyclophosphamide

& Metoclopramide, Acetazolomide Tropicamide,

Loperamide, Amiloride & Cyclizine & Frusemide

& if you're up the duff then you had best avoid Thalidomide.



There's Lithium, Fluoxetine & also Amitriptyline,

Paroxetine, Digoxin, GTN & Azathioprine,

Miconazole, Atenolol & also Chloramphenicol

& if you want to overdose there's always Paracetamol.





There's Night Nurse & Phenytoin, Zirtek & Diazepam,

& Lithium, Temazepam, Midazolam, Clonazepam,


Testosterone, Aldosterone & Valium & Insulin,

& Lignocaine & Piriton & Ventolin & Ritalin



There's Cefuroxime, Cefotaxime, Cefalexin, Cephedrine,

& Metronidazole & Ketoconazole, Trimethoprim,

Erythromycin, Gentamycin, Macrolides, Nifedipine

& Actifed & Sudafed & Calpol with no sugar in.



There's Phenelzine & Hyoscine, Ranitidine, Cimetidine,

Potassium & Calcium & ev'ry kind of Vitamin,

& Pethedine & Methadone & Speed, Cocaine & Heroin,

& Cannabis & Prozac, Morphine, Alcohol & Nicotine.





You must remember all these drugs

The names of which you've learnt from me

Or fuck 'em all & get a job in Orthopaedic Surgery.