Fat Cat Blue: The Clean Rivers Song

Lyrics

[Mouse] That's one swell river, huh, Cat? [Fat Cat] Yeah, it's a real cat's meow But you know, Mouse, it ain't always been such a dandy Now let's get a wiggle Lily Delight, your paintbrush is dripping white [Chorus] Down it goes, it's going down the river [Mouse] It's floating in the river [Fat Cat] Backyard Barber throws clippings right down the drain [Chorus] Down they go, they're going down the river [Mouse] It ends up in the river [Fat Cat Blue] A swanky old blankie A trash can or two Hey there Get on board with "Fat Cat Blue" Ooh Little Betsy, those fish lay their eggs upstream [Chorus] Down they go, they're swimming down the river [Mouse] They can't swim up the river [Fat Cat Blue] Hey there, skipper That slime's blooming everywhere [Chorus] Down it goes, it's going down the river [Mouse] It's floating in the river [Fat Cat] Now, that's a clean river, skipper A fish ladder too Hey there Get on board with "Fat Cat Blue" [Chorus] We're gonna listen to "Fat Cat Blue" [Fat Cat] Now for hundreds of years, these waters were sparkling clean [Lily Delight and Little Betsy] Hey, that's cool "Fat Cat Blue" [Mouse] So what happened? [Fat Cat] Well, I'll tell you All of a sudden, folks started building over there And making a dog-awful mess over there And after a while Down it goes, down it goes, going down Drifting through the estuary, tributary, stream or book And through the prairie, down [Chorus] To the river [Fat Cat] Going down [Chorus] Through the river [Fat Cat] Going down [Mouse] It's floating in the river [Chorus] Get on board with "Fat Cat Blue" [Fat Cat] Come on, now, we're not done yet Let's get a wiggle Gizmo maker, that's really quite some toxic stew [Chorus] Down it goes, it's going down the river [Mouse] It's floating in the river [Fat Cat] Landfill Baron, that rubbish has gone adrift [Chorus] Down it goes, it's going down the river [Mouse] It's floating in the river [Fat Cat] Recycle that rubbish And clean up that stew Hey, there Get on board with "Fat Cat Blue" Ooh Well, Mouse, I figure we should call it a day You see, we got a lot of work to do tomorrow To make sure that this here river never gets like that again [Mouse] Yeah, Cat That river is quite a dandy [Chorus] A beautiful river We'll leave it to you [Fat Cat Blue] That's why you gotta get on board with "Fat Cat Blue"