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20 Rats

from Twang by Carla Ulbrich

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true story about the findings of scientists who studied addiction in rats and built "rat park"

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In the basement of the science lab studying addiction
The experiment was conclusive matching their prediction
Each one had two bottles, one with water one morphine
Twenty rats in twenty cages none of them stayed clean

Many times in many places the trial was replicated
Drugs as powerful as this should’ve never been created
We’ve got to keep them off the streets by every possible means
Twenty rats in twenty cages none of them stayed clean

I tried to warn these rats about how this would go
I told them use will power; just say no
I told them about their strung out friends and relatives I’d seen
But those twenty rats in twenty cages- none of them stayed clean

Then Doctor Alexander came onto the scene He said
“I’m looking at these rats. They’re disengaged.
These are social creatures trapped in isolation
The problem’s not the morphine- the problem is the cage”

He sprung them from confinement and gave them toys and space
Lots of room to exercise and even room to mate
They still had two bottles one with water, one morphine
Those twenty rats free from their cages
All of them stayed clean
All of them stayed clean

credits

from Twang, released March 1, 2022
acoustic guitar: Carla Ulbrich
vocal: Carla Ulbrich
Dobro: Rob Ickes
Fiddle: Andy Leftwich
Drums: Steve Goodie
Mandolin: Bob Harris
Bass: Steve Goodie
Voice of Dr. Alexander: Jim Aycock

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Carla Ulbrich

Award-winning songwriter Carla Ulbrich has played in venues small and large (and sometimes odd) all over the US.

You may have heard her on SiriusXM Comedy radio, or one of many NPR stations, or on the legendary Dr. Demento show.

She has released 10 albums of fun music and was an extra in the movie Sharknado 2.

"Inside Jokes: Songs from Quarantine" is her 10th album. ... more

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