Alan,
Just getting over a really bad cold myself, so I know what you're going through, my stomach was sore from coughing "fits".
Here's a tune that you might relate to, just plug in different geographical references...
Get me outta this town,
Get me outta this state,
And take me to a warm, dry climate where I can sun bath.
Get me outta this house,
Get me outta this place,
'Cause I'm all out of coal and I'm chewin' on my last shoelace.
Yes, it's freezing up here in the Pennsylvania hills,
My nose is running like a river,
Got a case of the chills,
I'd go to the doctor, but I can't pay the bill
Stuck here in these old cooold, Pennsylvania hills.
(C) 1993 Brock N Roll Muzak