Pollution (video) (intro) (midi)

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1. If you visit American city,

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you will find it very pretty,

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just two things of which you must beware,

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don't drink the water and don't breathe the air !

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Pollution, pollution, we got smog and sewage and mud,

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turn on your tap, and get hot and cold running crud.

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2. See the halibuts and the sturgeons

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being wiped out by detergents,

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fish gotta swim and birds gotta fly,

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but they don't last long if they try.

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Pollution, pollution, you can use the latest toothpaste,

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and then rinse your mouth with industrial waste.

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2. Just go out for a breath of air,

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and you'll be ready for Medicare,

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the city streets are really quite a thrill,

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if the hoods don't get you, the monoxide will.

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Pollution, pollution, wear a gas mask and a veil,

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then you can breathe, long as you don't inhale.

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4. Lots of things there that you can drink,

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but stay away from the kitchen sink,

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throw out breakfast garbage, and I’ve got a hunch,

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that the folks downstream will drink it for lunch.

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So go to the city, see the crazy people there,

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like lambs to the slaughter

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they're drinking the water,

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and breathing (“cough”) the air.

(Tom Lehrer)