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Dam That River is about the indigenous people of the Amazon in Brazil being driven from their lands in favor of the Belo Monte hydro dam project.

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Proud citizens, a nation on the rise
The World Cup and Olympics in two years’ time
A few more deaths may be the price to pay
For the stadiums to be ready for the games to play

After banning beer in arenas after deaths at soccer games
We vote for a reversal so our sponsor can proclaim
That cerveja would be flowing in the stadiums again
‘Cause the king of beers it is quite clear has come to take his reign

Oh, here in the Amazon we’ve got some pesky laws
To protect the rainforest but don’t take any pause
Got to build lots of dams for the energy we need
So move the tribes aside and forge ahead with speed

Just use the power bestowed to you and wield the mighty pen
And inconvenient laws are gone ’til we want ‘em back again
Don’t worry about the residents we force to relocate
‘Cause 25,000 Indian votes a president does not make

Oh, dam that river, and dam what they might say
About the Kayapo and anybody standing in our way
Can’t let outdated livelihoods obstruct ambitious plans
Creating two years worth of jobs re-purposing the lands

So get yourselves out of the way and stop blocking the roads
We kindly have provided you with new concrete abodes
The fish have left the Xingu, so take a job among the crew
And help construct the very dam that’s planned to displace you

Oh, what do wind and solar power have to do
With our consortium of hydro plants and fossil fuels?
If you think that we need your blessing, well then please
Ask the U.S., Canada and the Spanish and the Portuguese

You think we must consult you, get permission from your tribe?
Well honorable Cardoso she has ruled quite otherwise
And a re-imagined forest code from Madame President
Makes it quite clear that we can clear you from your residents

So dam that river and damn what they might say
‘bout the Juruna tribe and anybody standing in our way
Can’t let outdated livelihoods obstruct ambitious plans
Creating two years worth of jobs re-purposing the lands

So get yourselves out of the way and stop blocking the roads
We kindly have provided you with new concrete abodes
The fish have left the Xingu, take a job among the crew
And help construct the very dam that’s planned to displace you

Yes - dam that river, and dam what they might say
‘bout the Arara tribe and anyone that’s standing in our way
Got aluminum to smelt and rivers to divert
Might cost more than it saves but it'll be someone else’s term
The fish have left the Xingu, take a job among the crew
And help construct the very dam that’s planned to displace you

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from Tales from Earth Incorporated, released December 31, 2018
written by Dan Sheehan

Dan Sheehan - steel string guitars, bass, vocals
Karmina Dai - vocals
Dave Krusen - drums
John LaBarbera - cavaquinho, classical guitar, Amazonian percussion

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Dan Sheehan releases socially conscious music raising awareness of various issues including climate change, gun violence, and more.

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