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Here are some simple steps we can all take to keep our water clean -- pollution-free for us and for all the other creatures who need it.

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STORM DRAIN BLUES

Chorus:
I get blue whenever it rains
I see what comes through this storm drain
I’ve got the storm drain blues (*storm drain blues)
I’ve got the storm drain blues (*storm drain blues)
Tell me how to lose these storm drain blues

Everything dumped on the land out there
Comes right through this storm drain here
I’ve got the storm drain blues
I’ve got the storm drain blues
Tell me how to lose these storm drain blues

Oil and grime, soap and slime
are running down the drain
Pesticides take a ride
every time it rains
Whatever’s dumped on the land
gets washed away and then
There’s no away, so we play
these storm drain blues again

Non point source pollution
it forms a dangerous stew
It contaminates and concentrates
to make a toxic brew
Our waterways they need
to stay chemical free
The solution to pollution
it is up to you and me
[Chorus]



From parking lots to sidewalks,
city streets and lawns
Runoff flows through storm drains
and into streams and ponds
And if it carries chemicals,
nutrients and debris
It can foul our waterways
so its up to you and me

To use compost instead of fertilizer,
soap that’s phosphate free
Clean up our yards and neighborhoods
dispose of oil properly
Keep chemicals out of your kitchen sink
let’s take action here today
If we can do all of this we’ll
keep those storm drain blues away

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from We All Live Downstream, released March 1, 2008

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Banana Slug String Band Santa Cruz

Booty-shakin' music for kids ... or anyone 'young' enough to love this precious Earth!

"The best thing about Banana Slug String Band albums? An adult can listen to them [i]almost[/i] as many times as the kids want them played and not experience an urge to strangle a purple dinosaur.
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