Whales Dance

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Polar Bears Jive stele c12
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bowhead whales boogie, polar bears jive, when the people say no dice /d em f#m g
no leaving it to chance, no oil will spill, no drills in the arctic seas today

the ocean beings will dance their dance, to celebrate the victory /g a d
when these sweet blue waters are safe, and its wild water families

albatross hiphop, arctic terns pirouette, when the people say no roulette
not leaving it to chance, no rigs to spew, no drills in the arctic seas today

the future life will dance their dance, to celebrate this lovity
to stop ocean warming, and climate weirdness-ity

seals tango, walrus swing, when the people say no gambling
no leaving it to chance, no oil will spill, no drills in the arctic seas today

gray whale cha-cha, murrelets shimmy, narwhal rhumba, pike rave,
salmon contra, loons mosh, eiders mambo, halibut conga,

octopus bebop salsa, mollusks grind, when the people say no dice
no leaving it to chance, no oil will spill, no drills in the arctic seas today

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bowhead whales boogie, polar bears jive, when the people say no dice
no leaving it to chance, no oil will spill, no drills in the arctic seas today

the ocean beings will dance their dance, to celebrate the victory
when these sweet blue waters are safe, and its wild water families

albatross hiphop, arctic terns pirouette, when the people say no roulette
not leaving it to chance, no rigs to spew, no drills in the arctic seas today

the future life will dance their dance, to celebrate this lovity
to stop ocean warming and climate weirdness-ity

seals tango, walrus swing, when the people say no gambling
no leaving it to chance, no oil will spill, no drills in the arctic seas today

gray whale cha-cha, murrelets shimmy, narwhal rhumba, pike rave,
salmon contra, loons mosh, eiders mambo, halibut conga,
murrelets bebop, octopus salsa, mollusks grind,

when the people say no dice
no leaving it to chance, no oil will spill, no drills in the arctic seas today

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whales dance, polar bears prance
for the people say no, no way, no drills in the open sea today

ocean beings and you and me, can celebrate this victory
for these sweet blue waters, and its wild water families

reborn over the waters, the elemental air,
blows onto the land to us, makes our skies more fair

future life and you and me, can celebrate this victory
for these sweet ocean waters, and earth’s many families

reborn over the waters, the waters crystalline,
flows onto the land to us, makes our shores so fine

so human babies coo, and wildlife babies, do as you do
and my lungs, and your blood, know its better too

governments do change, so we keep a careful watch
greed might say again yes way, to drill baby drill today

but now the people say no, no way, no drills in the oceans today
so seals dance, penguins prance

Bowhead Whales Dance stelec2010

update: Darn, the federal court may be over ruled.

I hope that “our nation says no way” or “we the people say no way” will replace the lyric “the federal court said no way”.

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www.earthjustice.org/news/press/2010/federal-court-halts-oil-and-gas-activities-under-chukchi-sea-lease-sale
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