Incinerator Hymn

They’ll burn the waste and scatter

The poison on the land, 

Upon our food and water

The Council lays its hand.

We urge them to recycle

Reduce, re-use and save,

But they prefer to wish us

A sick and early grave.

 

All good food around us

Needs water, air and earth;

So take good care,

Yes, take good care,

There is no dearth.

 

Mass burn incinerators

Don’t just pollute the air

The bottom ash is poisonous

To creatures everywhere.

When taken off to land-fill

The ash blows far and wide

And then pollutes the aquifers.

When buried deep inside.

 

All good food around us

Needs water, air and earth;

So take good care,

Yes, take good care,

There is no dearth.

 

And so we’ll thank the Council

To listen to our voice: 

We held a referendum

And told them of our choice.

We won’t accept that burning

Is how to deal with waste

Or trust incinerators

Wherever they are placed.

 

All good food around us

Needs water, air and earth;

So take good care,

Yes, take good care,

There is no dearth.