Throw Away That Shad Net (How Are We Gonna Save Tomorrow?)
Pete Seeger
Throw away that shad net, get rid of hook and lineThere's no more Hudson fishing, not for a long, long timeThe poison's in the riverbed, no matter whose the crimeBut how are we gonna save tomorrow?One thousand honest workers need that paycheck every weekWay up in Fort Edward where the PCBs did leakAnd the GE Corporation knows the profits it must seekBut how are we gonna save tomorrow?PCB was a clever thing, way back in twenty-nineTransformers and capacitors got turned out on the lineNobody suspected what they'd do to us in timeNow we got to worry 'bout tomorrowWell, the purpose of technology is gonna take a different turnWe'll test each new thing carefully, that's one thing we have learnedWe need a clean world for all to share and all to work and earnThen maybe we can save tomorrowWell, the experts knew about it, so why not you and meWho controls the information in this land of the free?The laws didn't seem to help in stopping PCBSo how are we gonna save tomorrow?The longest journey taken needs a first step to beginThis cleanup's gonna take a while but now we must beginClearwater says to lend a hand, a claw, a paw, a fin'Cause now we got to work to save tomorrowThis song's too sadHere's to the lowly blue crab, because he has no fatAnd so he's got no PCB hardly, we can say, hooray for thatSo I'll not quit my crabbing, you can stick that in your hatSomehow, we're gonna save tomorrowIn the old days, coal miners took a canary down to test the airHere's to the canary, we took down in the mineHere's to the Hudson Stripers, may their warning be in timeHere's to all the young folks singing, This land is yours and mineThat's how we're gonna save tomorrowOh, the glory's on the river and the struggle's on the shoreNext year is 1976, well, let's start a little warAnyone who thinks we're quitting better take just one think moreAnd that's how we're gonna save tomorrowSo don't throw away that shad net, don't junk that hook and lineWe're gonna make some changes, we're gonna start in timeClearwater sings to all of us, This land is yours and mineAnd that's how we're gonna save tomorrow, sing it againAnd that's how we're gonna save tomorrow
Lyrics by Pete Seeger
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