Kate & Anna McGarrigle - NaCl (Sodium Chloride) lyrics

Just a little atom of chlorine Valence minus one Swimming thru the sea, digging the scene Just having fun She's not worried about the shape or size Of her outside shell It's fun to ionize Just a little atom of Cl With an unfilled shell But somewhere in that sea lurks Handsome Sodium With enough electrons on his outside shell Plus that extra one Somewhere in this deep blue sea There's a negative For my extra energy yes Somewhere in this foam My positive will find a home Then unsuspecting Chlorine Felt a magnetic pull She looked down and her outside Shell was full Sodium cried "what a gas be my bride and I'll change your name from Chlorine to Chloride" Now the sea evaporates to make the clouds For the rain and snow Leaving her chemical compounds in the abscence Of H2O But the crystals that wash upon the shore Are happy ones So if you never thought before Think of the love that you eat When you salt your meat Think of the love that you eat When you salt your meat