"Fat Cat Blue: The Clean Rivers Song" is a song from Schoolhouse Rock! Earth song. The song focuses on marine debris.
Song Lyrics[]
Mouse: That's one swell river, huh, Cat?
Fat Cat: Yeah, it's a real cat's meow. But you know, Mouse, it ain't always been such a dandy. Now let's get a wiggle. Lily Delight, your paintbrush is dripping white.
Chorus: (singing) Down it goes, it's going down the river
Mouse: It's floating in the river
Fat Cat: Backyard Barber throws clippings right down the drain.
Chorus: Down they go, they're going down the river
Mouse: It ends up in the river
Fat Cat Blue: A swanky old blankie. (singing) A trash can or two
(speaking) Hey there. Get on board with "Fat Cat Blue".
Ooh
Little Betsy, those fish lay their eggs upstream.
Chorus: Down they go, they're swimming down through the river
Mouse: They can't swim up the river
Fat Cat Blue: Hey there, skipper. That slime's blooming everywhere.
Chorus: Down it goes, it's going down the river
Mouse: It's floating in the river
Fat Cat: Now, that's a clean river, skipper. (singing) A fish ladder too
(speaking) Hey there. Get on board with "Fat Cat Blue".
Chorus: We're gonna listen to "Fat Cat Blue"
Fat Cat: Now for hundreds of years, these waters were sparkling clean.
Lily Delight and Little Betsy: Hey, that's cool
"Fat Cat Blue"
Mouse: So what happened?
Fat Cat: Well, I'll tell you. All of a sudden, folks started building over there, and making a dog-awful mess over there. And after a while:
(singing) Down it goes, down it goes, going down
Drifting through the estuary, tributary, stream or book
And through the prier, down
Chorus: To the river
Fat Cat: Going down
Chorus: Through the river
Fat Cat: Going down
Mouse: It's floating in the river
Chorus: Get on board with "Fat Cat Blue"
Fat Cat: Come on, now, we're not down yet. Let's get a wiggle. Gizmo maker, that's really quite some toxic stew.
Chorus: Down it goes, it's going down the river
Mouse: It's floating in the river
Fat Cat: Landfill Baron, that rubbish has gone adrift.
Chorus: Down it goes, it's going down the river
Mouse: It's floating in the river
Fat Cat: Recycle that rubbish. (singing) And clean up that stew
(speaking) Hey, there. Get on board with "Fat Cat Blue".
Ooh
Well, Mouse, I figure we should call it a day. You see, we got a lot of work to do tomorrow to make sure that this here river never gets like that again.
Mouse: Yeah, Cat. That river is quite a dandy.
Chorus: A beautiful river
We'll leave it to you
Fat Cat Blue: Now that's why you gotta get on board with "Fat Cat Blue".
