The Planet’s Getting Hot


THE PLANET’S GETTING HOT
(I Love You a Bushel and a Peck)

I kid you not, the planet’s getting hot
We might pretend it’s not, but the world is on the spot.
We’re really in the soup, and here’s the latest scoop–
We’ll soon be under water, ‘cause the planet’s getting hotter
It’s true. . . Yes, it’s true. . .
The planet’s hot; we can’t pretend it’s not.
Whatever, ever shall we do?
Doodle-oodle-oodle, Doodle-oodle-oodle
Doodle-oodle-oodley-doo.

It never snows; there’s no more icy floes
The polar bears weep
Cause there’s no place left to sleep
The penguin chicks are cheepin’
While the waters quickly deepen;
The Eskimos who shelter in their igloos simply swelter–
They’re blue. . . Skiers too. . .
The planet’s hot, we can’t pretend it’s not
Whatever, ever shall we do?
(Doodle, etc.)

Let’s build an ark in San Lorenzo Park
We’ll build it in the dark, so we won’t attract a shark
We’ll furnish it with sails
To withstand the mighty gales
We’ll sail it on the water, ‘cause the planet’s getting hotter.
We’ll float. . . In our boat. . .
The planet’s hot; we can’t pretend it’s not.
Whatever, ever can we do?
(Doodle, etc.)

Do not despair, there’s still some time to spare
We’ll save the ozone layer–We can do it if we dare!
Let’s make a resolution
To outlaw all pollution
Make a set of rules to dispense with fossils fuels,
Let’s do. . . Me and you. . .
The planet’s hot, we won’t pretend it’s not–
Let’s go and raise a hullabaloo!
(Doodle, etc. Doo!)

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