The Fossil Fuel Mandate Blues

taylor, jason decaires

I've got the Fossil Fuel Mandate Blues,
I heard the broadcast on the evening news...
The Arctic ice is melting but I wonder who will care?
It's releasing tons of methane gas into the Arctic air.
The herds of caribou are declining in their numbers
But the mandate here in Ottawa really is a bummer
And northward near the tar sands, between the carbon and the spills
Many local residents are sick or gravely ill
The fallout from your policies are getting to me too,
I've got the Fossil Fuel Mandate Blues.

I've got the Fossil Fuel Mandate Blues
We dissed Kyoto on the late night news....
Our ambassadors pulled out and caught Durban by surprise
Without our country's signature, the oceans waters rise
The island archipelagos are starting to submerge
The mandate here in Ottawa really is a scourge
And southward in the ocean, some people worked with clay
They sculpted figures in the water, expressing their dismay
There are no signs of mandate changes, not even on the news,
I've got the Fossil Fuel Mandate blues.

The mandate means to sell our crude to China
We need some tankers and a lengthy pipe
They claim the chance of accidents is minor,
I'm weary and run down from all this hype.

I've got the Fossil Fuel Mandate Blues,
I read the headlines in the daily news...
Make some reparations.
Yes, it's kind of late to start....
But the earth needs a NEW mandate, needs some help and needs your heart.
Sign on to the Accord now, Ottawa can be the change,
Create some eco energy.... see what can be arranged.
And northward near the tar sands, beneath the permafrost
There will be new beginnings, making up for what was lost.
Sea water will decline once more.
I'll see it on the news,
And no longer will I need to sing
The Fossil Fuel Mandate Blues.

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