I Got Cancelled on the Internet (and It Made My Mama Cry)

I can’t sing, but I wrote a country music song that is sure to be a hit if a talented musician ever chooses to record it. This song is dedicated to all the folks who have been cancelled on the internet. 

"I Got Cancelled on the Internet (and It Made My Mama Cry)"

I got cancelled on the internet

For using free speech

I got cancelled on the internet

They used free speech on me

I got cancelled on the internet

And it made my mama cry

I said Mama please, please, please

Never read the replies

I posted somethin’ controversial

And it went viral

But not in a good way

I shoulda been more careful

They put a hashtag on my name

And retweeted it around

They posted ugly pictures of me

And my Mama started to frown

That crowd was absolutely merciless

Exaggeratin’ and lyin’

And Mama stayed logged on

Reading all the replies

I got cancelled on the internet

For using free speech

I got cancelled on the internet

They used free speech on me

I got cancelled on the internet

And it made my mama cry

I said Mama please, please, please

Never read the replies

My boss called me into his office

The very next morning

He asked for my resignation

Without any warning

He said no sanitation worker

Should act like that at any time

You shovel s*** at this job

But don’t talk s*** online

You disgraced our department

And dragged us all through the mud

Your social media behavior

Really embarrassed us

So, turn in your name tag

And your keys right now

And don’t let the doorknob

Hit you on your way out

I got cancelled on the internet

For using free speech

I got cancelled on the internet

They used free speech on me

I got cancelled on the internet

And it made my mama cry

I said Mama please, please, please

Never read the replies

Now that I been cancelled

And canned from my job

I spend every waking hour

Running with the online mob

If I got cancelled, others

Oughta get cancelled, too

And before too long

We’re gonna cancel you

I cancelled my own mama

My daddy and my grandma

My first grade teacher

And the whole state of Alabama

I got cancelled on the internet

And it made my mama cry

Now that she’s been cancelled, too

She’s gonna give bingo a try

I got cancelled on the internet

For using free speech

I got cancelled on the internet

They used free speech on me

I got cancelled on the internet

And it made my mama cry

I said Mama please, please, please

Never read the replies

Mama please, please, please

Never read the replies