[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]
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
A trash can or two
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 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
A fish ladder too
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
Down it goes, down it goes, going down
Drifting through the estuary, tributary, stream or book
And through the prairie, 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 done 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
And clean up that stew
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]
That's why you gotta get on board with "Fat Cat Blue"