Ok, I am in a bit of a discussion with my charge nurse.
There's an old song by Simon and Garfunkel named "Mrs. robinson"
I will soilerize the lyrics for it.
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know
Wo wo wo
God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
Hey hey hey, hey hey hey
We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson,
Jesus loves you more than you will know
Wo wo wo
God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hide it in the hiding place where no one ever goes
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes
It's a little secret just the Robinson's affair
Most of all you've got to hide it from the kids
Koo-koo-ka-choo, Mrs. Robinson,
Jesus loves you more than you will know
Wo wo wo
God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
Hey, hey, hey hey, hey, hey
Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
Going to the candidates' debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Every way you look at this you lose
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio
Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you
Wu wu wu
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson
Jolting Joe has left and gone away
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
I contend that this song is about an elderly woman who goes for some kind of treatment at a medical facility, and gets sent away with some hard-hitting, or otherwise "stigmatized" medication, possibly in an assisted living environment, with digs about possible dementia, especially at the end.
She tells me she does not think so.
In modern settings, I could see this being about a 70 to 80 year old woman with terminal cancer, moving into a hospice house, being prescribed medicinal marijuana, enduring the typical political shitshow from politicians all too eager to cut her medicare benefits, and having delusions of watching Baseball like they did in the 40s and 50s, only to be reminded that Joe does not play anymore.
So-- Small question:
What is this song REALLY about?