January 18th, 2009
Health Care / Money Songs
This was contributed by Rose on the E-vine:
Health Care / Money songs:
1)Get Your Elbows Off The Table
When someone who is working goes off sick
And they can’t afford a doctor real quick
Then the family’s does the care
Takes off working to be there
Whamo goes our labour force, down in a tick!
If we’re looking for a good economy
Then we need some healthy workers, dontcha see?
We’ll all make bigger bucks
When our health care doesn’t sick
*Single user pay’s the plan for you and me
*(Or the name of whatever you Americans think works – in Canada we’d sing: Universal care’s the only plan for me!).
2) Childhood Politically Incorrect Tune ( 1 little, 2 little, 3 little…)
One little, two little, three little dollars
Gotta squeeze ‘em until they holler
Where’s the best place to put that money?
Make a new health care system!
One little, two little, three little sick ones
Spreading their germs with no dough to fix ‘em
We’ve gotta get us a brand new system
Have we got a plan for you!
*Single user pay, that’s the ticket
It will work but we all gotta pick it
Anything else, tell them where to stick it!
Single user pay now!
3) South of the Border (tune) *Could use morrocas and tambourines & ham it up
North of the border
In New Mexico
That’s where we need a break
For goodness sake
On health care rates
And we sure don’t wonder
We know what we need
*Single user pay plan
Is welcome indeed!
I – yi-yi-yi (point to self)
And You, you you! (point to audience)
4) Tune: Oh where oh where has my little dog gone?
Oh where oh where will we get the bucks
To fund a decent health plan?
Government waste will fund more than a taste
Let’s lobby our dear congressman.
5) Silver Threads Among The Gold
Darling, I am growing sicker
And I know we’re out of gold
But our government can fix this
If we make sure that they’re told
*Single user pay’s the answer
Write your congressperson dear
With the proper health insurance
I’ll be better, never fear.
