David Rovics - The Dam lyrics

(Verse 1) Beside a volcano and the rising ash A crystal river rushing past A crystal river flowing free Now again like it used to be Since now the dam is out of sight Blown apart by dynamite Blown apart by everyone In the land of the midnight sun (Verse 2) A hundred farmers the next day Called the cops so they could say If you're looking for one to blame A hundred farmers gave their names Gave their names, said it was I Who couldn't just stand idly by sponsored links We all knew that sometimes You must commit a crime --three, two-- (Chorus) There was a blast, a booming sound And the dam came crashing down (Verse 3) In Reykjavik, voices shrill said the dam should be bigger still By the Laxa riverside a hundred farms would be washed aside Legal efforts and protests failed But they still had air behind their sails They had air and dynamite So they gathered round there late one night --three, two-- (Chorus) There was a blast, a booming sound And the dam came crashing down (Verse 4) Prosecutors tried to choose Which farmers had lit the fuse But not a one would tell the tale And not one farmer went to jail The dam was never built again And many still remember when By the Laxa river they set things right With a couple sticks of dynamite --three, two-- (Chorus x2) There was a blast, a booming sound And the dam came crashing down