Here’s a parody I came up with while riding my bike today. Inspired by budget difficulties for our state agencies under EOHHS (Executive Office of Health and Human Services), it’s called “Old Deval,” (our governor) and it is sung to the tune of “Old MacDonald had a farm.”<\/p>\n
But first, here’s a glossary:<\/p>\n
1) DDS = Department of Developmental Services\u00a0 (under the aegis of EOHHS, along with Mass Rehabilitation and Mass Department of Mental Health)<\/p>\n
2) ID = Intellectual Disability<\/p>\n
3) Aspie = Person with Asperger’s<\/p>\n
4) ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder<\/p>\n
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And now, on with the song!<\/p>\n
Old Deval had to fund E-O-H-H-S:<\/p>\n
He had to fund the DDS …<\/p>\n
E-O-H-H-S<\/p>\n
With some ID her and some Aspies there<\/p>\n
Here ASD, there ASD, everywhere ASD<\/p>\n
Old Deval had to fund E-O-H-H-S<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He had to fund Mass Rehab…<\/p>\n
E-O-H-H-S<\/p>\n
With no job coach here and no support staff there<\/p>\n
Here a cut, there a cut<\/p>\n
Everywhere the budget’s cut<\/p>\n
Old Deval had to fund E-O-H-H-S<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
<\/p>\n
He had to fund Mental Health…<\/p>\n
E-O-H-H-S<\/p>\n
With some stigma here, and no nurse care<\/p>\n
Where’s the home, nowhere’s the home<\/p>\n
So that is why the street’s their home,<\/p>\n
no job coach here, no support staff there<\/p>\n
Here a cut, there a cut, everywhere the budget’s cut<\/p>\n
ID here and Aspies there<\/p>\n
Here ASD, there ASD there, Everyone’s got ASD<\/p>\n
Old Deval had to fund… E-O-H-H-S!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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