World CP Day 2023
October 6, 2023
It’s World Cerebral Palsy Day 2023. Since this is my disability, this date has been a special one for me for the last 5 years, since I learnt about it.
Green is our community’s chosen colour. Our symbol is a green ribbon.
One thing I do very well is rewrite songs with disability twists. So to mark the Day this year, I thought I’d rewrite an old love song, with a new, CP theme.
Tie A Green Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
Please let me in, I’ve done my time
Now I’ve got to know what is and isn’t in my mind
Teacher, if you received my letter telling you where I want to be
Then you’ll know just what to do
If you do want me, if you do want me
Whoa, tie a green ribbon ’round the ole oak treeCause I have CP, does your school want me?If I don’t see a green ribbon round the ole oak treeI’ll stay on the school bus, forget about us, put the blame on meIf I don’t see a green ribbon ’round the ole oak tree
School bus driver, please look for me‘Cause I couldn’t bear to see what I might seeI’m really still a person and my teacher holds the keyA simple green ribbon’s what I need to set me freeAnd I wrote and told her please
Whoa, tie a green ribbon ’round the ole oak treeCause I have CP, does your school want me?If I don’t see a green ribbon round the ole oak treeI’ll stay on the school bus, forget about us, put the blame on meIf I don’t see a green ribbon ’round the ole oak tree
Now the whole damned bus is cheerin’And I can’t believe I see
A hundred green ribbons round the ole oak treeThey’ve let me in
Tie a green ribbon ’round the ole oak treeTie a green ribbon ’round the ole oak treeTie a green ribbon ’round the ole oak treeTie a green ribbon ’round the ole oak tree
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