You Oughta Be Saving Water



You Oughta Be Saving Water is a Schoolhouse Rock! Earth song sung by Dewey Drop and the Drips.

Song Lyrics
Dewey Drop: One, two, three.

Men: (singing) If you're not conserving water

You ought to, you ought, you ought to (Hey!)

You ought to, (Hey!) you ought, (Hey!) you ought to (Hey!)

Dewey Drop: That's right.

Men: If you're not conserving water

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

Dewey Drop: Here we go.

(singing) You know you can't live without me

Our relationship's gone real swell

And I've always been right there for you

But I'm not a bottomless well

No, no, no, no, no

We both wanna go on forever

But I'm having my doubt

It seems strange, but without a change

Our love might end in a drought

Men: If you're not conserving water

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

You ought to, you ought, you ought to (Dewey Drop: Hey, hey)

If you're not conserving water

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

Dewey Drop: Second verse.

(singing) Give a faucet an assist with a twist

You can stop that drip

Water: Every day you save a whole 20 gallons

Dewey Drop: Take a minute shorter shower

Use a water-saving head, get hip

Water: Every month save 1500 gallons

Dewey Drop: Washing clothes or dishes, fill up the machine

Water: 800

Dewey Drop: Keep the hose closed while you scrub your car clean

Water: Six hundred

Dewey Drop: If you're not conserving water

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

If you're not conserving water

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

(speaking) Bridge over troubled water.

All: You might forget that I'm more than a drink

People use water for more than you think

Farmers, factories, cities and towns

Draining, draining reservoirs down

Underground aquifers serve many homes

Too many wells suck them dry as a bone

We can't let our water just go down the drain

You can keep helping without too much pain

Drip, drip, drip

Dewey Drop: If your lawn isn't wilting

It don't need water at all

Water: Every month save thousands of gallons

Dewey Drop: Clean your driveway with a broom, not a hose

That's a real smart call

Water: Every month you can save 600 gallons

Dewey Drop: It's okay to use me but please don't abuse me

Show me you're ready and we'll keep going steady

Keep me treating right and our future looks bright

If you're not conserving water

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

If you're not conserving water

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

If you're not conserving water

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

If you're not conserving water

You ought to, you ought, you ought to

You ought to, you ought, you ought to