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    “The Banana Slug String Band[‘s]… song about decomposition—that's right, rot. Or more to the point, the process by which dirt is made. Soon the entire audience is hidden by a waving, snapping mess of arms—their movements a rhythmic simulation of organic decay. … Plenty of tykes are on hand, but more than a few adults have joined the party too. … it's hard to leave the silly Banana Slugs, even if they are singing about rot.”
    Forrest Dylan Bryant
    Monterey Jazz Festival Notebook 2007

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DECOMPOSITION

by Steve Van Zandt
and the Banana Slug Sting Band

Is there waste? Well, I don’t know.
‘Cause one thing dies
to let another grow.
This circle we see most every day.
The name that we call it is… de-cay.

Chorus:
Well, come on all you people,
gather ‘round.
Break down and listen to…
decomposition.

Group 1 (Comes in and goes out, saying):
Munch, munch, munch…

Group 2 (Comes in and goes out 2nd, saying):
Decomposition, decomposition,
decomposition, decomposition…

Group 3 (Comes in and goes out 3rd, saying):
Get down, break down;
get down, break down…

There are many kinds of bugs
Worms and snails and banana slugs.
They are useful for me and you.
They help to make the soil renew.
Chorus…

Decomposition is useful game.
A tree drops its leaves
but they don’t stay the same.
A bug chews them up and
spits them back out,
making the soil for a new tree to sprout.
Chorus…

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from Singing in Our Garden, released January 1, 2002

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