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Northern White

from Songs On Purpose by Jane Fallon

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We think we know hydro-fracking, but what we don’t consider is its wide-ranging impact. The purpose here is to spread the message that when we harm one part of our environment it sometimes sets up a chain reaction to other parts of our environment. First Place Woody Guthrie Songwriting Competition, and grand prize CT Songwriters Environmental Songwriting Competition.

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Northern White

For 80 years my family’s farmed this Wisconsin land,
Now a hydro-fracker wants to come and haul away our sand.
Mama said “We’re going down to Town Hall today,
To hear what this mining fellow has to say.”
But, you can’t eat gas and you can’t drink oil
Mama said that night.
Business men in the clean gray suits,
Hands all dirty with the northern white.
One 6 second weekly blast,” he said, “is all it takes.
You might be surprised how little noise we will make.”
But mama said, “Six seconds to foul our air and water,
And take away the future from our sons and daughters.”
You can’t eat gas and you can’t drink oil
Mama said that night.
Business men in the clean gray suits,
Hands all dirty with the northern white.
She turned and saw some friends look away.
Said I can hardly blame you, I know what they will pay.
Farming’s hard and sometimes, we cannot meet the bills,
But we should take a lesson from those West Virginia hills
You can’t plow gas and you can’t plant oil,
can’t live on that frac sand.
What will we do after they’ve gone
and hauled away the land?
Mama’s started coughing, sometimes she just can’t breathe.
from the gritty chemicals, that this mining leaves.
Between the coughs she tells me, with a rueful laugh,
Write this down my daughter, make it my epitaph:
You can’t eat gas and you can’t drink oil
Mama said that night.
Business men in the clean gray suits,
Hands all dirty with the northern white.
Hands all dirty with the northern white.

Pockets filled with the northern white.

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from Songs On Purpose, released November 15, 2016

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Jane Fallon Dunedin, Florida

Award winning songwriter whose literate lyrics are set to melodies in genres that include blues, country, western, fok and pop. Her voice has been called “smooth and mesmerizing” and Indie Music Magazine called her “powerful, inspirational, uplifting, delightful, and impressive . . . one of the good artists in a sea of soulless clutter.” ... more

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