Vicks by Wanda Sykes Lyrics
[Segue]
We get different shit, different stuff, yeah
[Bit: Wanda & Wanda's Mom]
When I was in fifth grade, I got mononucleosis, yeah
Yeah, we had just moved, White neighborhood, and I got mononucleosis
I’m not saying white people gave me mononucleosis, but… I just got it
But the fun part was listening to my mother trying to explain it to her mother, yeah
So my mother’s on the phone, like
“Hey, Mama, how you doing? Look, I’mma need you to come up here and stay with us for a few weeks. Wanda’s sick. Hm? Um… She’s got mo… Mononu… Hm. Lord Jesus. Uh, she’s got mo… Shе’s got tuberculosis.” “Mm-hmm. Yeah, she’s got thе TB, Mm-hmm. Yeah, no, I got Vicks. I got the Vicks. I’ll put the Vicks on her. That’ll do.”
The Vicks, We put Vicks on everything, yes
Love the Vicks
I remember the first time I introduced Vicks to my little French family
You would have thought I poured acid on them
My daughter had a bad chest cold, right? So… So I heard the rattling
She was sleeping, but I could hear the rattle, so I was like, “Oh, Wanda, get your Vicks.”
So I got my Vicks, I go in her bedroom, you know… open up my Vicks
Start putting a little bit on her, on her chest. Right? She wakes up… “Mommy-boo, you’re burning me!”
I’m like, “No, no, baby, it’s just Vicks. It’s Vicks
It’ll open up the thing.” “Maman! Maman, vite, vite! Vite, Maman! Mommy-boo is burning me.”
I’m like, “Olivia, I’m not burning you, sweetheart. It’s just Vicks. It’s Vicks VapoRub. It’ll open this up.”
My wife comes in the room, “Baby, what is the problem? Oh, my eyes! Oh! Baby. Oh. Olivia… Ferme les yeux, Olivia. Oh, ferme tes yeux, Olivia. Oh, close your eyes, Olivia, please. Oh, baby, why are you burning us? What are you doing?”
I’m like, “It’s just Vicks!”
“Y’all can’t handle Vicks?”
Vicks!
We get different shit, different stuff, yeah
[Bit: Wanda & Wanda's Mom]
When I was in fifth grade, I got mononucleosis, yeah
Yeah, we had just moved, White neighborhood, and I got mononucleosis
I’m not saying white people gave me mononucleosis, but… I just got it
But the fun part was listening to my mother trying to explain it to her mother, yeah
So my mother’s on the phone, like
“Hey, Mama, how you doing? Look, I’mma need you to come up here and stay with us for a few weeks. Wanda’s sick. Hm? Um… She’s got mo… Mononu… Hm. Lord Jesus. Uh, she’s got mo… Shе’s got tuberculosis.” “Mm-hmm. Yeah, she’s got thе TB, Mm-hmm. Yeah, no, I got Vicks. I got the Vicks. I’ll put the Vicks on her. That’ll do.”
The Vicks, We put Vicks on everything, yes
Love the Vicks
I remember the first time I introduced Vicks to my little French family
You would have thought I poured acid on them
My daughter had a bad chest cold, right? So… So I heard the rattling
She was sleeping, but I could hear the rattle, so I was like, “Oh, Wanda, get your Vicks.”
So I got my Vicks, I go in her bedroom, you know… open up my Vicks
Start putting a little bit on her, on her chest. Right? She wakes up… “Mommy-boo, you’re burning me!”
I’m like, “No, no, baby, it’s just Vicks. It’s Vicks
It’ll open up the thing.” “Maman! Maman, vite, vite! Vite, Maman! Mommy-boo is burning me.”
I’m like, “Olivia, I’m not burning you, sweetheart. It’s just Vicks. It’s Vicks VapoRub. It’ll open this up.”
My wife comes in the room, “Baby, what is the problem? Oh, my eyes! Oh! Baby. Oh. Olivia… Ferme les yeux, Olivia. Oh, ferme tes yeux, Olivia. Oh, close your eyes, Olivia, please. Oh, baby, why are you burning us? What are you doing?”
I’m like, “It’s just Vicks!”
“Y’all can’t handle Vicks?”
Vicks!