Somethin' in the Water

Joe's got the Union Carbide Blues
Diggin' ditches since '62
West Paducah, "City on the Go"
Tired of fingers growin' out of his elbows
Down in Building C-4 double-naught
Sonsabitches thought they'd never get caught
Guzzlin' Golden Pond whiskey at work
Beatin' them drums down into the dirt
And puttin' somethin' in the water
Somethin' weird in the water
Killin' your sisters and your brothers
Somethin' in the cold well water
So while you're sneakin' gold out of hydrogen bombs
Platin' pistol grips and carryin' on
Your boss is doin' the exact same thing
Suckin' atoms out of your sewage drain, and that
Dense fog of uranium dust
Can't hide them leaky buckets of rust
The ugly truth'll put you in the ground
So rise up and burn the pumphouse down
Somethin' in the water
Somethin' in your daughter
Killin' your sisters and your brothers
Somethin' in the cold well water
Well Joe's a hero of the Cold War, man
Died with a broken witchin' wand in his hand
Got to keep this wet county dry as a bone
Y'know some stories are best left untold
Told, told, told, told, TOLD!
But Michael Carneal, born to kill at will
Mollycoddled on curdled mother's milk
Smuggled his muzzle into Heath High School
And shot his friends holding hands 'round the flagpole
Must be
Somethin' in the water
Somethin' weird in your mothers
Killin' your sisters and your brothers
Somethin' in the cold well water
Somethin' in the water
Somethin' in your daughter
Blame your greedy grandfathers
For puttin' somethin' in the cold well water