Malvina Reynolds — Power Plant Reggae

You can make steam in a boiler Or from the light of the sun But making steam in a nuclear plant Is like shooting a fly with a gun Shooting a fly with a gun And the gun cost a billion or two If the gun gets hot And the shooter gets shot The whole world's down the flue You can make steam in a boiler So the generator will run But making power in a nuclear plant Is like killing a flea with a gun Killing a flea with a gun And the gun shoots more ways than one If the gun gives out And the shooter gets shot The whole damn world is done You can make steam in a boilеr Or on the gas stove at home But making stеam in a nuclear plant Is like killing a gnat with a bomb Killing a gnat with a bomb And the bomb costs a million to shoot If the bomb gets a crack You can't send it back There'll be nobody left to do it You can make steam in a boiler Or from the light of the sun But making steam in a nuclear plant Is like shooting a fly with a gun Shooting a fly with a gun And the gun costs a billion or two If the gun gets hot And the shooter gets shot The whole world's down the flue