TION Song

This video is a Classic anti-pollution funk/soul song set to animation (from The Electric Company).



Here are the lyrics to the T-I-O-N song, so you can sing along if you like.


Title: “tion”
Composer: Joe Raposo ?

[L]Lead vocals
[B]Backing vocals

Scene: Cartoon about the corrosive power of a certain suffix.

[L] T – I – O – N.
[B] Shun, shun-shun, shun.
[L] T – I – O – N.
[B] Shun, shun-shun, shun.
[L] Say the endin’ to pollution.
[L, B] Shun, shun, shun-shun, shun.

[L] T – I – O – N.
[B] Shun, shun-shun, shun.
[L] T – I – O – N.
[B] Shun, shun-shun, shun.
[L] Never throw it in the water,
Or you will make pollution.

Think of all the fish makin’ motion.
Pollution means execution.
Think of all the lovin’ plantation.
Pollution will kill creation.

[L] T – I – O – N.
[B] Shun, shun-shun, shun.
[L] T – I – O – N.
[B] Shun, shun-shun, shun.
[L] Now, we need participation.
Let’s stamp out pollution.

[L] T – I – O – N.
[B] Shun, shun-shun, shun...