Friday, April 28, 2006
Energy Blues
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(Yawn!)
Energy...
Sometimes I think I'm runnin' out of energy
Seems like we use an awful lot for
Heatin' and lightin' and drivin'
Readin' and writin' and jivin'
Energy ... You'd think we'd be savin' it up.
Energy ... You can get it by dammin' up a river
Energy ... A windmill can make the breeze deliver
But even with millin' and dammin'
Our needs are so much more demanding
For energy ... We have to use some kind of fuel.
Chop, chop, chop, he cavemen used wood to start
their fires.
Chop, chop, chop, they made all the tools that
they required.
Chop, chop, chop, inventions got more and more
inspired.
The fires got higher and higher,
And clearings got wider and wider.
Energy ... They were burnin' 'bout all their wood
up.
Then one day men discovered that coal would do it
better
Miners dug, and it looked like it might just last
forever.
It seemed like the final solution.
It started the Industrial Revolution.
Energy ... We could just keep on diggin' it up.
Now in 1859 - way out in western Pennsylvania -
A man had built a rig that got some laughs from
folks who came there
But suddenly, a mighty roar came up from under
the ground.
And soon a gusher, gushin' oil, soaked all who
stood around.
Now no-one knew, when that gusher blew,
The petroleum years were on us,
Or that so many cars and trucks would come to
cause a crisis.
Energy ... We're looking to try and find some new
kinds.
Energy ... Exploring to try and make a new find.
Nuclear and thermal and solar,
If we miss we'll get colder and colder.
Energy ... We've gotta stop usin' you up.
So don't be cross when momma says turn that extra
light out.
Just turn it off till we find us a fuel that
never runs out.
If everyone tries a bit harder,
Our fuel will go farther and farther.
Energy ... We're gonna be stretchin' you out.
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Music & Lyrics: George R. Newall
Performed by: Jack Sheldon
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