Lyrics & Music by: George Newall
Performed by: Jack Sheldon

(Yawn)

Energy
Sometimes I think I'm running out of energy
Seems like we use an awful lot for

Heatin'and lightin'and drivin'
Readin' and writin' and jivin'
EnergyYou'd think we'd be saving it up

EnergyYou can get it by dammin' up a river
EnergyA windmill can make the breeze deliver
But even with millin'and dammin'
Our needs are so Much more demanding
For energy We have to use some kind of fuel

Chop, chop, chop, the cavemen used wood to start their fires
Chop, chop, chop, they made all the tools that they required
Chop, chop, chop, inventions got more and more inspired
The fires got higher and higher,
And clearings got wider and wider
Energy They were burnin' 'bout all their wood up

Then one day men discovered that coal would do it better
Miners dug, and it looked like it might just last forever
It seemed like the final solution
It started the Industrial Revolution
Energy We could just keep on diggin' it up

Now in 1859-way out in western Pennsylvania-
A man had built a rig that got some laughs from
folks who came there
But suddenly, a mighty roar came up from under
the ground
And soon a gusher, gushing oil, soaked all who
stood around
Now no one knew, when that gusher blew,
The petroleum years were on us,
Or that so many cars and trucks would come and
cause a crisis

Energy We're looking to try and find some new kinds
Energy Exploring to try and make a new find
Nuclear and thermal and solar,
If we miss we'll get colder and colder
Energy We've gotta stop usin'you up

So don't be cross when Mama says turn that extra light out
Just turn it off till we find us a fuel that never runs out
If everyone tries a bit harder,
Our fuel will go farther and farther
Energy we're gonna be stretchin'you out