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It’s Recommended To Wash Hands For 20 Seconds, So People Have Suggested These 53 Songs To Sing Instead Of Counting
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, as it’s scientifically called, has been on everyone’s minds over the past several months. To date, there are over 95,000 confirmed cases worldwide with over 3,200 deaths across 79 countries. While the majority of these cases were identified in China, the virus surely isn’t stopping there.
Many global and national health institutions have issued precautionary measures and instructions on how people should protect themselves against the coronavirus outbreak. Among these methods was the washing of hands, which inevitably led to this one tweet going viral…
Freelance journalist Jen Monnier tweeted that people are supposed to wash their hands for 20 seconds, which turns out to be the exact time that it takes to sing Happy Birthday twice. However, when one song gets old and irritating to an uncomfortable degree, it’s time to switch songs.
Image credits: JenMonnier
Jen suggested 6 other songs. The internet suggested the rest. Bored Panda invites you to check out some of the best suggestions for songs to sing while washing your hands. While you’re at it, why not leave a comment with some of your personal suggestions and song recommendations.
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Patty Lynn 5 years ago
This is BRILLIANT. I may print this and hang it above my desk. You know - to make work better, better, better, better, better, WAAAAAAA.
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Nicky OldfieldDesciple 5 years ago
It's ironic and of course really sad that Barry Gibb is the only one now who is now Stayin' Alive.
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Sonelle van der Merwe 5 years ago
I had a toothbrush as a kid that played this song and this post just gave me a traumatic flashback. Thanks Mom XD
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FurryManiac 5 years ago
Spelled Corona wrong... don’t know why people call it that, it’s CORONAVIRUS
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cablecargal 5 years ago
Thanks! Never knew if was "monstrosity" at the end. I always just blur the words together into sounds. pathetic, i know
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Matthew White 5 years ago
never gonna give this meme up never gonna say no way not gonna turn around and abandon you SOME MEMES NEVER DIE
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kermitthefrogismybabydaddy 5 years ago
we had a norovirus outbreak at our summer camp last year. nasttyyyy https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/health-department-investigating-after-several-campers-get-sick-at-rock-eagle/960278039/
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Paul Jordan 5 years ago
...and fecking raw to boot. But then, if you're high you probably wouldn't notice anyway... 🤣
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How Terribly Unfortunate 5 years ago
Wash, wash wash your hands Scrubbing with the stream Vigorously, vigorously, vigorously, vigorously, Or life is just a dream
Lara Mig 5 years ago
Second verse: Wash, wash, wash your hands, gently with some soap; Vigorously, vigorously, vigorously, vigorously, Life is full of hope.
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Depressed af 5 years ago
OH MY GOD I LOVE PRINCE AHHH HE IS THE BEST HE IS MY IDOL LEGGO MY DUDDES
Jackie Wacky 5 years ago
I love Prince and I’m glad that one of his songs can help to prevent coronavirus :)
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Parmeisan 5 years ago (edited)
Oh, the year was 1778 / How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now / A letter of marque came from the king / To the scummiest vessel I've ever seen / God damn them all! I was told / We'd cruise the seas for American gold / We'd fire no guns, shed no tears / But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier / The last of Barrett's Privateers (22s)
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ROSSELAIRA EUGENIE CRUZ 5 years ago
HAMILTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IF LAURENS DIDNT ACTUALLY DIE FROM GETTING SHOT WHAT IF HE DIED FROM DA CORONAVIRUS!!!
kermitthefrogismybabydaddy 5 years ago
AZsxd nhyjkuiblfewgrh tvy uml,knjh noooo
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How Terribly Unfortunate 5 years ago (edited)
OMG I remember that song. I sang it, like, every day in first grade .
ROSSELAIRA EUGENIE CRUZ 5 years ago
LOL, I remember me and my friends, Will and Kyle, we got to sing this for our 1st-grade concert. Kyle messed it up by singing 'This land is my land, this land ain't you land!' Ah... Memories.
Jaymi Leigh 5 years ago
This last is your land, this land is my land. From Beuna Vista, to Vancouver Island. From the Arctic Circle, to the Great Lake waters, this land was made for you and me! (I'm Canadian, Eh?)
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
Pete Seeger! He made it to about age 95, and he was still performing way into his later years.
Dorothy Parker 5 years ago (edited)
I prefer it to Joey's twin hand song from Friends... This hand is my hand, this hand is your hand. Oh wait that's my hand, oh no it's your hand..
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Kimberley McMillan 5 years ago
We still sing this in Guides to close meetings. Though my group chose to make it nondenominational and said "friends goodnight" instead of god is nigh.
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kermitthefrogismybabydaddy 5 years ago
make new friends, but keep the old. One is sliver and another is gold, see a circle it never ends! thats how long i want to be your friend!
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Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent 5 years ago
Oh. My. God. HOW DID I NOT KNOW THEY WERE THE SAME SONG??? I feel like I've been lied to all these years.
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
You can't kill the coronavirus by clapping your hands. There needs to be water and soap involved.
DKS 001 5 years ago
that was my first thought ... seeing all that soap splatter all over everything while clapping and stomping
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How Terribly Unfortunate 5 years ago
Washing your hands while hemming and hawing over that takes less time than Baby Shark!
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Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
Haha - I was just thinking of the Narwhal song, because of the Baby Shark song! Love it!
Parmeisan 5 years ago
And because that isn't actually a video link, here it is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykwqXuMPsoc
Parmeisan 5 years ago
And a bonus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xer45n-E7w
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SoozeeQ 5 years ago (edited)
I remember singing this as a kid (a loooonng time ago!): Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick; So she called for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick; The doctor came with his bag and his hat; And he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat; He looked at the dolly and he shook his head; And he said “Miss Polly, put her straight to bed!”; He wrote on a paper for some pills, pills, pills; “I’ll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill.”
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Emma B 5 years ago
Iiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnn.... West Philadelphia, Born and Raised, On the playground, is where I spent most of my days. Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool, Shootin' some B-ball outside of the school, When a couple of guys, they were up to no good, Started making trouble in my neighbourhood. I got in one little fight and my mom got scared, She said, "Your movin' with you aunty and uncle in Bel-Air!" I whistled for a cab, and when it came near, The license plate said "FRESH" and it had dice in the mirror. If anything, I could say that this cab was rare, So I thought, "Now, forget it! Yo-ho to Bel-Air!"
Sarah Trusty 5 years ago
The worrying thing is that people need to be told how to wash their hands properly.
Matt Massery 5 years ago
most of these posts have links instead of the actual lyrics or even the song name. Since the posts are just screencaps, we can't click on the links, and most of them are cutoff so we can't even try to copy them
rohini tirdis 5 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wHdlp9HaE0 try this new song made for hand wash education
Emma B 5 years ago
Iiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnn.... West Philadelphia, Born and Raised, On the playground, is where I spent most of my days. Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool, Shootin' some B-ball outside of the school, When a couple of guys, they were up to no good, Started making trouble in my neighbourhood. I got in one little fight and my mom got scared, She said, "Your movin' with you aunty and uncle in Bel-Air!" I whistled for a cab, and when it came near, The license plate said "FRESH" and it had dice in the mirror. If anything, I could say that this cab was rare, So I thought, "Now, forget it! Yo-ho to Bel-Air!"
Sarah Trusty 5 years ago
The worrying thing is that people need to be told how to wash their hands properly.
Matt Massery 5 years ago
most of these posts have links instead of the actual lyrics or even the song name. Since the posts are just screencaps, we can't click on the links, and most of them are cutoff so we can't even try to copy them
rohini tirdis 5 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wHdlp9HaE0 try this new song made for hand wash education
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