New riders of the Purple Sage, album: NRPS, 1971 part 2

DIRTY BUSINESS

WELL THE MARSHALL CAME TO TOWN
AND HIS HAT WAS PULLED WAY DOWN
HE LOOKED LIKE HE HAD BUSINESS ON HIS MIND
HE DIDN’T STOP TO SAY
HE JUST RODE ALONG HIS WAY
‘TIL HE STOPPED IN AT THE OFFICE OF THE MINE

CHORUS:
DIRTY BUSINESS, DIRTY BUSINESS
DIRTY BUSINESS DOWN IN COAL CREEK
DIRTY BUSINESS DOWN IN COAL CREEK
THIS MORNING

WELL, I MAKE TWO BUCKS A DAY
AND THAT AIN’T A HEALTHY PAY
MY KIDS ARE JUST BEGINNING TO GET SICK
THERE’S TALK BEEN GOIN’ ROUND
HOW THEY’RE GONNA SHUT IT DOWN
IF THE MAN DON’T COME AND FIX THINGS
PRETTY QUICK

REPEAT CHORUS

PRETTY SOON THERE WAS A CROWD
IT WAS GETTING’ PRETTY LOUD
AND THE MEN ALL SAID THERE’D BE NO WORK TODAY
BUT THE OWNER WOULDN’T BUDGE
HE JUST SAT THERE LIKE A JUDGE
AND HE WOULDN’T GIVE A NICKEL MORE IN PAY

CHORUS:
DIRTY BUSINESS, DIRTY BUSINESS
DIRTY BUSINESS DOWN IN COAL CREEK
DIRTY BUSINESS DOWN IN COAL CREEK
THIS MORNING

JUST THEN THEY HEARD THE SOUND
THAT RUMBLED FROM THE GROUND
AND EVERYONE WAS RUSHING FOR THE DOOR
THE DUST CAME POURING OUT
AND IT FINALLY LEFT NO DOUBT
THAT THE MINE WAS NOT AT ISSUE ANYMORE

REPEAT CHORUS

A strong sociopolitical/ecological song about a coal mine that no matter the pollution it produces and the health risks, no environmental measures are taken and unemployed people are forced to work in it. But health and people are over profits so a strong demonstration takes place, the owner refuses to take measures or to spend a dime for, so the crowd takes law in his hand by destroying the mine.

WHATCHA GONNA DO

WATCHA GONNA DO ON THE PLANET TODAY
MISSY YOU’RE SO FINE TO SEE
AND WHERE YA GONNA GO ON THE PLANET TODAY
MISSY COME AND PLAY WITH ME

TAKE A LOOK AROUND YA NOW AND
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
IF YOU COULD GO SOMEWHERE’S ELSE NOW,
WHERE WOULD THAT BE?
WHEN THE FIND THE PLACE TO HIDE
COME AND TELL ME WHERE IT IS NOW,
I’LL STILL BE SITTING HERE, SINGING IN THE AIR

WHERE YA GONNA GO ON THE PLANET TODAY
MISSY THERE’S SO MUCH TO SEE
AND WHATCHA GONNA DO ON THE PLANET TODAY
MISSY I’D LIKE TO BE WITH THEE
TAKE A LOOK AROUND YA NOW AND
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
IF YOU COULD GO SOMEWHERE’S ELSE NOW,
WHERE WOULD THAT BE?
WHEN THE FIND THE PLACE TO HIDE
COME AND TELL ME WHERE IT IS NOW,
I’LL STILL BE SITTING HERE, SINGING IN THE AIR

WATCHA GONNA DO ON THE PLANET TODAY
OH, MISSY YOU’RE SO FINE TO SEE
AND WHERE YA GONNA GO ON THE PLANET TODAY
MISSY I’D LIKE TO BE WITH THEE

TAKE A LOOK AROUND YA NOW AND
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
IF YOU COULD GO SOMEWHERE’S ELSE NOW,
WHERE WOULD THAT BE?
WHEN THE FIND THE PLACE TO HIDE
COME AND TELL ME WHERE IT IS NOW,
I’LL STILL BE SITTING HERE, SINGING IN THE AIR

A call to environmental awareness. We must take into account the impacts our actions have on planet earth and the ecosystems, because we are part of it and when collapse will come there is no place to hide

you can hear Dirty Business in their site, the fifth song in the righthand list

http://www.nrpsmusic.com/music/index.html

and Whatcha gonna do in myspace