Pollution lyrics
Song information
Artist: Tom Lehrer Album: That Was The Year That Was
Lyrics
Time was when an american about to go abroad would be warned by his friends or the guidebooks not to drink the water. but times have changed and now a foreigner coming to this country might be offered the following advice
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
See the halibuts and the sturgeons Being wiped out by detergents Fish gotta swim and birds gotta fly But they don't last long if they try
Pollution, pollution You can use the latest toothpaste And then rinse your mouth with industrial waste
Just go out for a breath of air And you'll be ready for medicare The city streets are really quite a thrill If the hoods don't get you, the monoxide will
Pollution, pollution Wear a gas mask and a veil Then you can breathe, long as you don't inhale
Lots of things there that you can drink But stay away from the kitchen sink The breakfast garbage that you throw in to the bay They drink at lunch in san jose
So go to the city, see the crazy people there Like lambs to the slaughter They're drinking the water And breathing <cough> the air
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