Bill Shontz   Hole In The Ozone

HOLE IN THE OZONE
Woke up, got up, put some cocoa in my cup
Same way I do everyday
And then just for fun I turned the radio on
To hear what the newsman had to say
After bad news, sad news, national and local news
I though tit couldn’t get any worse
But then the newsman told me
‘Bout the ozone hole, he said
“This could mean the end of Earth”
(So I said to myself, I said, “Self, you gotta get outa here!”)
CHORUS: There’s a hole in the ozone
Get me to the red phone
This is an emergency!
Dial nine-one-one I’ve got to tell someone
These ultra-violet rays
Are burning me
Call the firemen, the President
The Army, Navy, Airforce and Marines
‘Cause there’s a hole in the ozone
Get me to the red phone
This is an emergency!
Bags packed, roof racked, thought I wasn’t comin’ back
I’d find a cave and hide from the sun
But then I realized with a hole in the sky,
This size, there was nowhere to run!
Man, that burst my bubble, I was in deep trouble
If I could I’d catch a rocket to Mars
We can’t fly there yet, so with deep regret,
I unpacked and got back out of my car
(And I said to myself, I said, “Self, you gotta do something!”)
CHORUS
I wrote a letter to my senator, said it’s a disaster
I don’t know which way to turn
And I did not feel better, when I got a form letter
Addressed “To whom it may concern.”
It said, “Me and my buddies
Say the problem needs more study
Twenty years should do the trick
So air conditioning’s ok, use those aerosol sprays
Fill out this questionnaire if you get sick”
(So I said to myself, I said, “Self, you gotta write a song and
tell everybody!”)
CHORUS: Cause there’s a hole in the ozone
That’s growin’ and grown’
Hey, this is a catastrophe!