Thursday, October 8, 2009

THE TIMES THEY PULVERIZED OLD DIXIE GROUND (Uranium Mining Song, Virginia)





Comment: Thanks to TD for the song!
Remember the song listed below: "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a song written by Canadian musician Robbie Robertson, first recorded by The Band in 1969", sing the song by TD with the same tune!

Song: THE TIMES THEY PULVERIZED OLD DIXIE GROUND

DEATH & PAIN IS THE NAME, AND I REMEMBER THE DANVILLE TRAIN
'TIL SO MANY NUKES & MINERS CAME AND BLEW UP THE EARTH AGAIN.
IN THE WINTER OF TWENTY FIVE, WE WERE GLOWING, JUST BARELY ALIVE.
BY MAY A LOT OF VIRGINIA WILL BE DEAD;
WE WONDER WHAT IN GOD’S NAME WAS IN OUR LEADERS HEADS...

THE NIGHT THEY PULVERRIZED OLD DIXIE GROUND
AND NO RESIDENT WAS SINGING',
THE NIGHT THEY PULVERRIZED OLD DIXIE GROUND
AND ALL THE NUKES WERE SINGIN'! THEY WENT...
RA$$$$, RA$$$$-RA$$$$

SURROUNDED BY A POISONED ENVIRONMENT, WHEN ONE DAY MY WIFE SAID TO ME,
"DEAD MAN, QUICK, COME SEE: THERE ARE FOREIGN COMPANIES AND THERE GOES THE LAST MOUNTAIN & TREE!"
NOW, I DON'T MIND CREATING FEW JOBS AND I DON'T CARE IF CITIZEN’S & TAXPAYER’S VOICES ARE NO GOOD.
JUST DO TO THE ENVIRONMENT GENTLY AND LEAVE THE REST
BUT YOU SHOULD NEVER DESTROY GOD’S BEST.

THE NIGHT THEY PULVERRIZED OLD DIXIE GROUND
AND NO RESIDENT WAS SINGING',
THE NIGHT THEY PULVERRIZED OLD DIXIE GROUND
AND ALL THE NUKES WERE SINGIN'! THEY WENT...
RA$$$$, RA$$$$-RA$$$$

LIKE MY FATHERS BEFORE US, WE LOVE THE LAND.
AND, LIKE MY BROTHERS BEFORE ME, WE AGAINST EVEIL AND TYRANNY WE TOOK A STAND.
WE WERE NOT PROUD BUT BRAVE, WHEN SHORT SIGHTEDNESS AND GREED LAID US ALL IN THE GRAVE.
I SWEAR BY THE HEAVY METALS BELOW MY FEET,
YOU CAN'T RAISE THE ENVIRONMENT BACK UP WHEN ITS TOTALLY DEPLETE.

THE NIGHT THEY PULVERRIZED OLD DIXIE GROUND
AND NO RESIDENT WAS SINGING',
THE NIGHT THEY PULVERRIZED OLD DIXIE GROUND
AND ALL THE NUKES WERE SINGIN'! THEY WENT...
RA$$$$, RA$$$$-RA$$$$