Deacon Otis Wicknine & The Starlight Echoes - "Don't Let The Corona Get On Ya" (Part II- Video & Comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series that showcases the funny/serious song "Don't Let The Corona Get On Ya" by Deacon Otis Wicknine & The Starlight Echoes. This song is sung in the old school African American Gospel Quartet style.

Part II presents the YouTube video of "Don't Let The Corona Get On Ya" and features some comments from that video's discussion thread.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/04/deacon-otis-wicknine-starlight-echoes.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I presents the YouTube video of "Don't Let The Corona Get On Ya" and lyrics for that song.

The content of this post is presented for health education, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Deacon Otis Wicknine, The Starlight Echoes, and SKD Tv, and all others who were involved in composing this song, making this video, and publishing it on YouTube.
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A number of the comments featured below include terms that originated from African American Vernacular English, and are particularly associated with some African American churches. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/09/what-took-me-to-church-sang-went-in-and_1.html for Part II of a pancocojams series on that topic. That post includes the vernacular definition for "went in" (gone in) and some other African American Vernacular English terms that are associated with churches.

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/04/deacon-otis-wicknine-stay-home-video.html for another pancocojams post showcasing Deacon Otis Wicknine.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: DEACON OTIS WICKNINE sings "Don't Let The Corona Get On Ya"



SKD Tv, Mar 20, 2020

SKD Entertainment comedian and Recording Artist, Deacon Otis Wicknine....gives a special warning....
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This message is given on this video's page prior to the video itself:
COVID-19
Get the latest information from the CDC about COVID-19.

Learn More: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

See more resources on Google. [This is given as a hyperlink.]

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SELECTED COMMENTS
(These comments are given in relative chronological order, except for replies. All of these comments are from March 20, 2020 to April 9, 2020. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.)

1. doublenickelzeta
"My people!
Gotta love us! 😂😂"

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2. Non Ya
"Oh no. I knew something like this was coming 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂"

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3. Margaret Paige-Bacon
"Great voice! Catchy beat!! On Time advice! Hilarious !Thanks for sharing!!🤗🤗🎯😋😜💕🤣"

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4. Kem ba
"Church! Toe tappin and finger snappin

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5. Rosemary Graham
"Now that's what I call creative. You betta sing."

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6. Sandra Kelley
"Now this has made my day!"

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7. robert griffin
"There is a message there while being tooooo funny. Stay safe my peoples, stay safe."

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8. Kimberly Crenshaw
"Yazzz so true"

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9. Clarence Watson
"LMAO!!! Please Give Us More!!!"

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10. Tasha Coach
"LOL I'M WAITING 4 THE REMIX"

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11. A J
"Very well put together...entertaining...good job SKD...GMC productions"

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12. Cody Mist
"what real gospel song is this from?"

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13. Crystal Futrell
"Is this a Sensational Knightdales remix Lol"

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14. Thomas Lanham
"Oh chulrun !"

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15. A Nelson
"A good laugh is what we need now so spread the message any way you can."

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16. Valerie Williams
"Take something negative and turned into something positive.amen."

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17. celest simmons
"Brought my tambourine out...."

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18. Felicia Lett
"OUR PEOPLE ARE SO CREATIVE AND TRENDSETTERS ❤️"

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19. Mozelle Philpart
"You are so right about our people! We have to acknowledge that because the world won't!😊"

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20. 305Navi
"Shout out @ the 2:05 mark - "Keep it away from me!!!" 😅😂🤣





Dat boi good!!! 🤣😂😅
- Coming to America"

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21. Alexis Williams
"305Navi you know them Starlight Echoes are back there in the shiny baby blue suits..."

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22. 305Navi
"@Alexis Williams😂🤣👍 Ikr!"

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23. Paul Diggs
"Eddie. Murphy would be proud 😹"

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24. Melody Murdock
"I died!!!"

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25. Gerald Felton
"I needed the laugh and I like the message."

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26. Elaine Stocker
"We don't have to be sad
Get ur laugh on😂"

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27. MVP Shells
"Made me laugh love the part when he says Starlight echoes help me say (speaking in tongues)"

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28. Faith S
"My mom is a pastor and sent this to me 😂😂😂 I am so done!!!’"

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29. Joe Block
"ha ha ha. How cool is THAT?! Love yo Moms. :D"

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30. Reggie- Moore
"Faith S my father in law is an elder and sent this to me lol"

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31. L Curry
"My Gram is a deaconess and she sent this to me. Somebody take the ph away from these ole folks🤣"

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32. James Bursey
"My pops a preacher and sent the same thing lmaoaoao"

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33. Antonio Gourdine
"It has an old school gospel feel"

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34. Jennifer Lewis
"The music is from a real gospel song...🤣🤣🤣 Can't think of which song but it's old"

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35. ToadyMcgee
"That quartet feel"

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36. E Knight
"Yes, I'm a North Carolina country boy raised in the black church and this is exactly what I grew up on."

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37. kay Jack
"Right ! Full male gospel chorus at church 😂"

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38. Robert P. Mahoney Sr.
"Only Gospel to have... Contemporary is just too clubby for me... Makes you want to party, not Praise God. Obedience is The Highest Praise.. Contemporary makes you feel good, it doesn't convict you to do good or better. Just feel better. Thus the many that consume alcohol, eat flesh food, dress half naked, curse, watch Tyler Perry, etc, etc... Be ye separate, folk's..."

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39. Robert P. Mahoney Sr.
"@Jennifer Lewis, may be, I'll check it out. I know just about every Quartet Song there ever was.."

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40. Narvelan Coleman
"This reminds me of...."I've Got A Feeling Everything's Gonna Be Alright." "

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41. Narvelan Coleman
" "I've Gotta Feeling Everything's Gonna Be Alright." "

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42. Aaron Edwards Hall
"I miss this kind of sangin SAAAAANG DOC!"

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43. Robert P. Mahoney Sr.
"@Aaron Edwards Hall, indeed, we The Southern Maryland Harmonizers try to keep it going..
We're working on The 4th Generation.."

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44. Priscilla Gardner
"Sing, Deacon. You betta sing. Hallelujah! 😂😂😂"

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45. sspsdell
"HOW COME I'M GOIN IN ON THIS JOINT!!!!!"

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46. Mr_Motivation
"Ooooh glory AHHHHBOUGHTAHONDA( speaking in tongues) 🏃🏾🏃🏾🏃🏾🏃🏾🏃🏾🏃🏾🏃🏾🙌🏽.....🤣🤦🏽‍♂‍"

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47. Narvelan Coleman
" "Ohhh.......Churrin!" "

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48. Sandra Kelley
"Now this has made my day!"

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49. Angela Palmer
"Sing it! In times like these we need the laughter. 😁😂"

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50. Lillian Pearson
"This was so good! He can sang!"

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51. Master Mason
"My people bless with talent, hilarious love it. Stay safe my Brothers and sisters, remember don't the Rona get on ya lol"

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52. Running Bear
"This is hilarious but true... LOL"

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53. Victoria Dubriel
"He lifted my spirit during this time of despair."

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54. robinburkebritt
"This man can sing! And such soul! And a message of importance to boot!"

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55. Eric B.
"So true. Needed that laugh during this time"

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56. Kicking it with Kim Brooks
"Share share share!! Let’s get this baby to a million views! We need the laughs 🤣🤣🤣"
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This comment was written in the last week of March 2020.

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57. Donovan
"Let the Chi-Zurch. say Amen!"

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58. Elizabeth Anders
"AMEN!!!!👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🤣🤣🤣🤣"

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59. BassMANN12
"I was okay...then I died when the Starlit Echos sang "keep it away from me" lmbo....too funny"

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60. 19Bone Head55
"Go ‘head brother! He moves like Eddie Murphy. 😷💀"

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61. Elizabeth Anders
"I am soooooo DONE!!!!👏👏👏👏🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤❤❤"

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62. Rebecca Collazo
"This made my day 😂 he was to good specially spraying his hair"

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63. Leita Hughes
"He was spraying Lysol in the surrounding air, not his hair.😊"

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64. Melody Murdock
"@Leita Hughes he rubbed some on his hands and put it in his hair."

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65. Nai Moore
"Oh Chirren don't let the the Corona get on ya!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂"

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66. T Coop
"Chirren took me out"

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67. Alexis Williams
"ALL the way out!

And he had that deacon bounce that brought me back and took me out again. #ShankYaGina"

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68. gin40
"Me too. I look it a few times a day to keep my spirits up!! God bless Deacon Otis!! This is hilarious!!😂😂😂"

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69. gin40
"Deacon Otis and Starlight Echo's vocals are on point! They're killin it!! Sing it!!"

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70. Free R
"Watch this be a song all churches adopt. During the offering 😂😂"

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71. Alretta Tolbert
"Love it, brilliant and on time, I needed this laugh!"

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72. dapriceisright20012
"Oh chilrenn! Those country churches with the hard wood floors would rock to this lol"

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73. Kendra Brown
"Okay....did he spray the lysol in his hair!!! I'm done..."

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74. MBlack Productions
"Cher'run Don't Let It Get Own Ya / Yes Lord"

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75. Trela Anderson
"I gotta listen to this everyday!"

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76. suslater91
"1 million!!!!!!!! It’s a 👋 👋 👋 hit!!! Shank ya Gina!"
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This comment was written in the first week of April 2020.

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77. Randy Harness
"I have played at least 10 different songs in church with this same tune. Hahaaaa!"

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78. Robert P. Mahoney Sr.
"Nah, I don't think it's a real song. Typical Gospel Quartet Crunk..."

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79. B N
"He sounds like the Jackson Southernaires! 👍🏾"

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80. Charles Kimbrough
"Give that man a record deal $$$ 🤣😂lol"

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81. Daphanie Goodson
"Be safe y’all! Praying for us all!"

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82. B Johnson
"LOVE the breakdown! Oh chiron (children)🤣🤣🤣 My mama woulda bought that record back in the day."

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83. dggd
"Tyler Perry, QUICK! HIRE HIM!!! Madea's first cousin...Mr. Brown's Brother or SOMETHING! HE WORKED IT...KEEPIN' IT REAL! Great vocals! Ahhh Shank ya Gina!! LOL"

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84. gin40
"I was thinking the same thing!! Yes, this man is hilarious!! Give Deacon Otis a job!!😂😂😂"

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85. MrBlactye
"Black people will make a song out of anything. I like this joint. Absolutely Hilarious"

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86. patresha king
"Ok! I said only somebody black. God bless our people. I’m loving this."

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87. Juanita Dudley
"We are resourceful. Black people can testify or preach about anything. I heard a preacher TESTIFY ABOUT TOAST!!! He said he was hungry and wanted an omelet, but God said just make toast. He had 3 eggs, just enough for an omelet. He cooked his omelet and when he went to transfer it onto the plate, it fell on the floor. He cooked toast and it was just filling enough for him. When God says make toast, don't make an omelet."

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88. E Knight
"He's even dancing like an old Deacon 😁"

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89. Karen McGee
"So true!"

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90. Kendra Tucker
"I know right!!😂😂😂"

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91. Zahrah
"@Juanita Dudley I know right! That was hilarious!!!😂"

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92. Andievo4U2
"That's what I'm talking about"

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93. TheGlobalMistress Monet
"My HBCU President sent this to my college lol>>>>>"

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94. Renee White
"OMGOODNESS! And I got the nerve to be tapping my foot! Where he find Lysol????"

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95. Sasha Suber
"“Coronta” .. This probably would be sung in church as a guest singer, you know it’s true! 😂🤣"

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96. Narvelan Coleman
"LOL!!! Don'ta....let the.....coronta....get on ya...LOL!"

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97. Free R
"While the congregation is looking at each other on the pews "like I know she/he is not up there singing that song" .😂😂😂😂"

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98. Sasha Suber
"Free R Yes lol 😆 It’s so catchy though."

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99. Free R
"@Sasha Suber
Yes, it is a catchy song. I find myself singing it while I'm washing the dishes or when spraying my Lysol. 🤣🤣🤣"

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100. Sasha Suber
"Free R Exactly! 😂😂"

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101. Free R
"@Sasha Suber
Be safe out here and don't let "The Coronta get on ya"😂😂😂👍"

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102. Sasha Suber
"Free R Thank you! Be safe also! May your toilet paper never run out lol 😆"

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103. Free R
"@Sasha Suber
😂😂😂🤣🧻🧻🧻-ok"

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104 Narvelan Coleman
"@Sasha Suber....I know....right! This song is such a bright relief among this dark time we are going through. Thank God for the laugh...and the message!"

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105. FreeYourself FromU
"You bettah sang that Deacon! 👏🏽 What a laugh!!😅
New verse :
Don't come close to me at all.
I'll spray you with Lysol!! 😉"

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106. Andrea Townes
"Deacon Wicknine, I love this video. My sister, sent it to me. I sent it to about 20 people. They loved it and they shared with with several other people. I saw a sip pid of this Video getting a Shout Out on the TV Show, The View today. I'm going to keep singing your Gospel Virus Song. Just including the words God, Lord, or Jesus. Thank You So Very Much. ACT"

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107. Tim Rover
"Shank ya Gina = Thank you Jesus ......I am so done! 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣"

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108. Linda Hodges Holloway
"Luv both the seriousness & wittiness! I’m tryingto create a LineDance to it💃🏿🕺🏾
#laughterismedicinal"

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109. EssentialDarkness
"I was waiting on the ushers to come in with thr collection plates😂😂😂😂. This made my day i laughed so hard"

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110. suslater91
"When u cough and when you sneeze, cover 😷 you mouth and catch in yo sleeve! That’s the hook for the remix!"

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111. Redd Nubian
"Chirren !! Im weak 🤣🤣"


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112. alkhami1
"I didn't know how to spell chirren until now. Now my spell check knows how to spell chirren, too."

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113. Narvelan Coleman
"LOL...churrin, chirren, churren, chillum...LOL!"

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114. Jametoria Burton
"He said he had Pine-Sol and Lysol under lock and key. OMG Too Funny !"

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115. Angel Dove
"Sneezing on top me....coughing in the air 🤣🤣"

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116. The Mother Shyp
"Lol. I thought to myself, the only thing he needs is a tambourine!"

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117. DJones205
"Monica G I was about to look for mine too when the Starlights started singing 🎤 LOL! 😆😆"

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118. Snowhite Tan
"Great singer, great backup singers, great catchy song, I love it. You deserve a grammy."

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119. Redd Nubian
"I was weak when he said #Coronta 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣"

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120. BrooklynLass
"Getting the serious message out there while making us laugh😅

Props to the background singers! They're great 😁"

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121. Maria Muldaur
"I absolutely LOVE this!~ A great big laugh & a Dose of the Holy Ghost rolled into 1 great public health message!!~Just what the doctor ordered!!~ We got to keep each other smiling & laughing!!~It's good for the immune system & good for the Soul!!~ God Bless You!~ Thanks for this!~"

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122. BeABeliever InLove
"Us Black folks can make a song out of any toil! We sang while we were a captured people in slavery! We are MAGNIFICENT SURVIVORS. Any y'all heard of The Work Song? Yeah we gon sing a way for heaven to come down on Earth!"

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123. Juanita Dudley
"This dude is LEGIT!!! He's black church born and bred. And don't fake, this would actually pass in a down home black church. He might even get some people to shout!!!"

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124. gin40
"Yep!! 😂😂😂"

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125. gin40
"@Juanita Dudley You got that right!!"

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126. Juanita Dudley
"@gin40 You can't fake that black church authenticity!!!"

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127. Barbara Cook
"SING IT!!👏👏👏👍😝"

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128. Brenda Johnson
"This is TOO FUNNY!"

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129. A Woodard
"Yassssssss!"

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130. Dafydd De Varney
"JUST JUST BRILLIANT!! OH MY LORD!"

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131. tanesia johnson
"I can't wait to get back to 1st Sunday choir reunion, somebody gone sangggg this and slayy everything in the church in the spirit😂"

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132. Sylvia Green
"There's nothing wrong with having a sense of humor doing these perilous times"

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133. Tenkara 1
"Reminds me of 'Sexual Chocolate'"

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134. Nelly Davis
"He should have drop the mike after that."

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135. ThanatosDarkraven
"Damn that boy can sang!"

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136. 4EVER TRUE!
"@ThanatosDarkraven 😂😂😂"

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137. Debra Chaffin
"Tenkara, Yes "Sexual Chocolate"!!! I was thinking the same thing. The same thing from Coming To America."

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138. Mondooba
"Anybody else get this from they grandparents"

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139. Terry White
"LOL My stomach hurt."

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140. knightress 57
"Ah shucks, now! Can you see the ushers coming in, in all white, with their arms swinging from side to side, with their white gloves ? This is hilarious! Guess I'll be singing this the rest if the day. Lol"

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141. gin40
"Yep!!😂😂😂"

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142. tabitha mashack
"Awwhhhh it’s a BOP !!!"

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143. Kendrick Harris- Kenfinity
"Alright, we've got to keep praying, checking on each other and washing our hands!"

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144. Jim Lee
"Starlight Echoes....I’m done😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂"

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145. 1st NotLast
"Come on background singers. Lol"

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146. Marilyn Sullivan
"This is so messed up, but he is so right..LOL"

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147. Narvelan Coleman
"This jam needs a Grammy!!"

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148. Joy Carter
"Please put this on iTunes!🙌🏽😁"

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149. Sheena Marie
"😩😩😩😩🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 someone put this on FB! I came to see the full version! Sir you are funny 😄 thank you! For laughter is good for the soul, especially in Times as such! Blessings to you!"

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150. Nai Moore
"I see this being a top 10 gospel hit.....lol"

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151. Sean C
"That old school Gospel Singer Swag, go head man!"

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152. Faith Over Matter
"This reminded of something you'd see on Sesame Street... Lol right I can picture Elmo popping out of no where and start singing and dancing with him... Thanks for making something serious "not so serious" ; )"

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153. Redbone
"My 3 yr old ask to listen to this everyday and sings it like its a real song. Dont let "coronta" ah get on ya. lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Shank ya Gina🤣🤣🤣."

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154. Trolls play narcissistic MIND GAMES!
"This needs to go VIRAL!!!!! No pun intended.💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣😭😭😂😂"

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155. Natasha Jean
"I am over here clapping my hands!! Amen don’t let the corona get on ya!!"

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156. Johann Allen
"Thanks Deacon Otis, needed this laugh!!! Stay safe y’all!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 #AloneTogether"

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157. Linda McMillan
"This is not a laughing matter."

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158. LittleEva
"That wig!"

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159. Ro Oliver
"YES LAWD!!🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌"

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160. 4EVER TRUE!
"The world has children
old school Deacons have CHIRREN!!😂😂"

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161. Penney S.
"Something new to sing while you wash your hands!!!"

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162. Joyce Edwards
"Sing it Wicknine, loving it🤣"

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163. Derrick Gentry
"Amen👏🏽👏🏽🙏🏽 this is spiritual and funny too😂😂😂"

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164. Gregory Williams
"Should be the National Coronavirus theme song. 👍🏾😂"

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