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Monday, April 25, 2011

I used liz's method and just bolded whatever I added or changed.

Lyrics I worked from: http://www.elyrics.net/read/w/wierd-al-yankovic-lyrics/amish-paradise-lyrics.html

Song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10fZLb33uCg

As i walk through the valley where i harvest my grain,
I see my crops have been burned, right after it started to rain.
But my Grandpa hadn't seen that when he was growing up,
So he blamed it on my best friend and his brand new pup.
The next year's harvest was really bad,
So my grandpa and the rest of us were really sad... yo'
So i did some looking on the internet,
And i found something out that was hard to forget.
Now i'm a man full of knoledge, fighting for a cause,
Got this laptop in my hand, and this chem. book full of laws.
So if i finish all my keystrokes, and you finish yer's
We will get this issue solved before they throw us in the hearse.

We've been spending most our lives,
Living in an acid rain strike.
The acids are warlike,
Living in an acid rain strike.
Our calcium compounds are being sacrificed,
Living in an acid rain strike.
The magnesium goes bye-bye,
Living in an acid rain strike.

A politician made a big speech last week,
Calling all the people in the EPA freaks.
He told us that the acid rain was abstract,
And he wanted to overturn the Clean Air Act.
But i ain't never punched a legilator when i felt like it before,
A youngn' with a wrath, will she be something you wont adore.
So listen to me and my buddies and you will agree,
These politicicans ain't know nothing they are just so crazy.

If he succeeds in doing this we will be driven to tears,
As some aquatic life would die out in two or three years.
And i would be looking at all those men with enmity,
As our waters would be teeming with acidity.

There's more runoff, more plant death, and bad affects,
It's plain and clear to see-ee-ee
The world needs to pull together,
So we can live acid rain free-ee-ee.

We've been spending most our lives,
Living in an acid rain strike.
Our ecosystems are in plight,
Living in an acid rain strike.
All our farmers are demoralized,
Living in an acid rain strike.
We will not stop or sacrifice,
Living in an acid rain strike.

Acid anhydrides, hydrogen ions,
Meeting up together, killing our lawns.
Think you're not affected? Think you know it all?
Well i know you will learn once our food chain falls.
I'm the righteous guy all the protesters wanna be.
At my computer every day and night researching for the cause.
So don't be mad, don't get upset,
Cause our loss of magnesium and calcium is making us sweat.

We've been spending most our lives,
Living in an acid rain strike.
We're hit hard by non-metal oxides,
Living in an acid rain strike.
We have to stand together and fight,
Living in an acid rain strike.
Now you have to think twice,
Living in this acid rain strike.

2 comments:

  1. I don't think Jordan has put up a fourth draft so I'm just going to comment on this post. I think the additions were one of great significance to the overall theme of our song. The added lines deliver the message that we are trying to send across. However, there are a few spelling and grammatical mistakes that I want to change just to polish the product.
    In line 9 of the first stanza, "knoledge" should be "knowledge." In line 11 of the first stanza, "yer's" should be changed to "yours." In line 5 of the third stanza, "legilator" should be changed to "legislator." Line 6 of the same stanza should become "A youngin' with a wrath will be something you won't adore." Line 8 of the same stanza should be "These politicians don't know nothing they are just so crazy." In line 1 of the fifth stanza, "affects" should change to "effects."

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  2. I liked this project. I have yet to listen to the original song, but your spin-off lyrics incorporated an abundance of information in a catchy rhythm. I enjoyed reading through this song and the ending stanza really drove the issue home. Great job.

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