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TO THE TUNE OF AMERICAN PIE<\/p>\n

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The Day that Tik Tok Died<\/p>\n

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A long, long time ago,<\/p>\n

I can still remember when those pictures<\/p>\n

Used to make me smile<\/p>\n

And I knew if I had my chance,<\/p>\n

I could make those pictures dance<\/p>\n

And maybe make a little money for a while.<\/p>\n

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But January made us shiver<\/p>\n

With every text message I\u2019d deliver<\/p>\n

Bad news in the in box<\/p>\n

The high court killed our Tik Tok<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t remember if I remarked<\/p>\n

When my app went suddenly dark<\/p>\n

But something touched me deep inside,<\/p>\n

The day our social media died.<\/p>\n

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CHORUS<\/p>\n

We were singing<\/p>\n

Bye bye our freedom to try<\/p>\n

To promote all our selfies<\/p>\n

And spread fake news\u2019 lies<\/p>\n

Who cares if it\u2019s from China<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be such a whiner<\/p>\n

But this\u2019ll be the day<\/p>\n

My online self dies,<\/p>\n

This will be the day that I cry.<\/p>\n

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