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'The human Mash' by Steven Johnson
2025
I awokened from my slab late one night
When my eyes befell an eerie sight
My creator from his chair did rise
And suddenly to my surprise
He kicked out his feet and shook out his hands
Pointed straight at his creature with a wink most grand
He said "Now is the time to pump up the jam!"
He got into position, the music started, aaaaaand
He did the mash!
He did the human mash
The human mash!
It was a schoolyard smash
He did the mash!
It caught on in a flash
The human mash!
He did the human mash
The crowd gathered round in no time at all
They were whipping and nae nae'ing inside of the hall
It was a flash dance then a freeze dance then they got in a line
And before you could say "skibidi," they did the electric slide
Hands were pointing, jiving, and all that hokey pokey
Booties bumped and humped, they even rode the pony
Arms became letters for YMCA and HOTTOGO
They did the human mash but also mashed potato
It was the mash!
They did the human mash
The human mash!
It was a schoolyard smash
They did the mash!
It caught on in a flash
The human mash!
They did the human mash
Twista did the twist, Steve Martin did the jerk
Single ladies of all shapes showed em how to twerk
Arnold did the running man, Thom Yorke did the creep
Joe Biden shaked that laffy taffy then went to sleep
The victims of Jones Town hit the dance floor
H G Wells taught everyone to do the time warp
Amelia Earhart crowd surfed and was seen no more
They did the roof's on fire led by Al Gore
Rick Ross did the floss, Akon hit the Quan
Cleopatra showed the room to walk like an Egyptian
Michael j fox did the shake like a frickin conniption
While John Henry laid down the track for the loco motion
Soulja Boy was tellin em how to crank
I was very confused when they did the Harlem shake
Just watching them move made my undead body ache
Then FDR rolled up and did the leg that stank
They did the mash!
They did the human mash
The human mash!
It was a schoolyard smash
They did the mash!
It caught on in just a flash
The human mash!
They did the human mash
They filled the dungeon for all their dumb fun and I tried to dance too
But my creator said "creature you'll be dead, the mash is something you cannot do"
So I lowered my head and raised my frown and slunked back to my cold lonely slab
I wished I was dead or just back in the ground and shut my eyes all alone and sad
As far as I knew the crowd forever grew, adding to the human mash crew
What would you do if everyone you knew did the human mash too?
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