P_{ieces of the Engines}

Reprinted from Songworm 3
This parody was sung by Kathy Mar on Again Congenial Filk

Parody of “Pieces of the Weather”, words and music by Nate Bucklin

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Parody lyrics ©1989-07-20 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.

The

D great

est leap ahead since wheels and

A fire

.

The

E grav

est threat to life since atom

D bombs

.

The

E7 en

gines of creation   or mass annihilation!

We

A must

survive the

D storm

before the

E7 calm

.

Chorus:

A Mol ecules for taking us to  D new  stars. A Mol ecules for healing us of  D old  E7 scars . A Mol ecules for giving us a  D new  way of living, And if  A we  don’t  D build  them,  E7 they  aren’t  A ours .

For

D bid

it and they’ll work in out in

A se

cret.

Ig

E nore

it and it’s out of our con

D trol

.

And

E7 some

one will invent it.  There’s no way to prevent it.

But

A do

it right and

D we

might still stay

E7 whole

.

(Chorus)

Ma

D chines

for growing seamless crystal

A rock

ets.

Ma

E chines

repairing illness, cell by

D cell

.

All

E7 fed

with light and soil, and not with nukes and oil.

We’ll

A heal

ourselves, and

D Moth

er Earth as

E7 well

.

(Chorus)