Coal Cars

Sung to: I've Been Working on the Railroad
Written by: Ruth Arent
Gaggle: Seattle

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Note: tune of second verse is: first 2 lines and last 2 lines of first verse

We’ve been hearing ‘bout the coal cars
Every single day
We are shocked and we are raging
They must not have their way.
Filthy poisons, dirty profits
An environmental mess
China’s coughing up the money
And coal sharks could care less.

CHORUS: So-Everyone should go,
Let the coal sharks know
Stinking up the air is a NO! NO! NO!
Everyone should go.
Let the coal sharks know
We mean it when we shout NO! No!

We are faced with green house gasses
Dioxides by the pound
We are talking ‘bout survival!
Listen up! It is PROFOUND!!!!

CHORUS

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Written by

Ruth Arent

For the

Seattle Gaggle