Slip, slop, slap

The sun's rays beat down upon us
They burn so quickly I'll let you know
But now we have a different problem
Our sunscreen works too well
People are getting ill from the lack
Of natural Vitamin D
Our Slip, Slop, Slap campaign (1980)
Seems to have worked too well
Sunscreen stops those UV rays
Stops them getting to our skin
So now that Vitamin D 
Is not getting in!
With melanoma's killing so many
Of course we Slip, Slop, Slap
Wouldn't you choose the lesser of two evils?
If you had that chance?
My mum lost her right eye to melanoma
The doctors tried radiation to kill the cancer
But that was a waste of time
Finally they decided to take it out
So poor mum went through the treatment
Then still had to have her eye removed!
We never wore sunglasses back in the 1960's
How could my parents have worked: picking fruit
With sunglasses on: now we know they should have!
But it is way too late: the melanoma has won!

(Slip on shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat!)

Now they recommend a long sleeved shirt
Sunglasses & also seeking shade
To protect our precious delicate skin
Don't let it be too late to protect the skin you're in!