Mine eyes have seen the garbage
That's a'smoldering on the grate
We must stop incineration
Before it is too late
Unless we want the dangers
We'd better separate
And we must do it now!

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We don't want incineration {x3}
We know there's a better way

Mine eyes have seen the burning
Of the garbage in our  town
People built incinerators
While we all just stood around
Now they want to regulate them
Just to keep our voices down
But we won't buy it now!

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The state has deemed appropriate
The burning of our trash
And the builders and the owners
Are just a'countin' up the cash
But we citizens believe the move
Is foolish and is rash
And we won't buy it now!

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We urge our legislators
To undo what they have done
And to stop incineration
Before the harm is done
We are here today together
In our strength and unison
And we won't buy it now!

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Though we recognise our landfills
All are swelling with the waste
Still it doesn't justify a bad decision
Made in haste
Let us put our heads together
So the crisis may be faced
We've got to do it now!
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