Re: Earth Day Music

[Johanna Halbeisen <johanna@MASSED.NET>]

Dear Pam et al,
        The "Don't Drink the Water" song is, I believe, Tom Lehrer's.  It
is on his album THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS (lots of his songs were used on
the show That Was The Week That Was...does anyone remember that??)
        The song is "Pollution" and goes
        If you visit American city
        You will find it very pretty
        Just two things of which you must beware
        Don't drink the water and don't breathe the air.

        Pollution, pollution
        They got smog and sewage and mud
        Turn on your tap
        And get hot and cold running crud!

The full lyrics can be found in the song book Rise Up Singing, a book for
sing-alongs with words, chords and sources for over 1,200 songs (published
by Sing Out magazine).  Check it out at their web site at
http://www.singout.org/sopubs.html

This message comes courtesty of the *other* library I run (during weekends
and school vacations), the New Song Library, with a web page coming soon,
In a nutshell, it is a research library and archive of social justice
songs, making them available to people who can use such music in education.

Johanna Halbeisen, Director
New Song Library
PO Box 295
 Northampton MA 01061

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