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Don't Merc Me
Transcript
[Music - guitar strumming]
Well it makes me mad as a Hatter, crazy as a loon when I think about what's falling from the sky
on a rainy afternoon.
It makes fish too poisonous to eat, birds too confused to make
their nests or tweet, bugs and frogs and seals and salamanders can have it in them too.
[chorus]
Oh, don't merc me. No one wants your mean ole nasty Mercury.
Beware the element with initials big H and little g in the air and land and streams and lakes and seas.
Well it can come from smoke from power plants that blows in from far away. And it's contained in tons of things that you and I use every day. Twisty light bulbs, tiny batteries, TVs, and yes, computers too.
You know we can't stop Mercury from causing harm and here is what to do.
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Oh don't merc me. Be careful with your stuff
containing mean ole nasty Mercury. Send it back,
Recycle it, or simply don't buy any. Keep it from the air and land and streams and lakes and seas.
It's up to all of us to choose, we're going to add to the bad news or create a better way to live our lives. And we all must be aware that everyone must do their share to guarantee our planet will survive.
[Chorus]
So don't merc me. No one wants your mean ole nasty Mercury. Beware the element with initials big H and little g in the air and land in streams and lakes and seas.
No, no, no, don't merc me. Be careful with your stuff containing mean ole nasty Mercury. Send it back, recycle it or simply don't buy any. Keep it from the air and land and streams and lakes and seas.
Help protect the air and land and streams and lakes and seas.
[Music]
Description
This song provides a fun and educational description about mercury impacts in national parks. The song, "Don't Merc Me," written by Bill Gawley, describes the impact elevated levels of mercury have on park ecosystems and environmental health in general.
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