Down With Disease is a Phish song, from their the album "Hoist". It was Phish's only video made for MTV. Phish was an American rock band most noted for jamming and improvisation. ... Builders hoist, with small petrol engine Hoist or hoist can mean:- A verb meaning to lift. In flag terminology, the half of a flag nearest to the flagpole. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...