THE ________________ SONG
by ANNA and KATE McGARRIGLE
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Just a little atom of Chlorine,
     valence minus one
Swimming through 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.

Somewhere in that sea
     lurks handsome Sodium
With enough electrons in 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 absence of H20
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.

THE ________________ SONG
by ANNA and KATE McGARRIGLE
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Just a little atom of Chlorine,
     valence minus one,
Swimming through the sea, digging the scene,
     just having ____________ 
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 ____________ 

Somewhere in that sea
     lurks ____________ Sodium
With enough electrons in his outside shell,
     plus that extra one.
Somewhere in this deep blue sea
     there's a negative for my extra ____________ 
Yes somewhere in this foam
     my positive will find a home.

Then unsuspecting Chlorine felt a magnetic ____________ 
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 ____________." 

Now the sea evaporates to make the clouds
     for the rain and snow
Leaving her chemical ____________ 
     in the absence of H20
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 ____________ your meat.