David wrote this song about something that makes him mad: littering.  Waggle your fingers along!  A little righteous indignation can be fun!

I was on my way to school one beautiful blue-sky day

I finished off my favorite snack; I had the wrapper to throw away

I looked around for a garbage can, but there were none in sight

I dropped the wrapper on the ground

out jumped old Mrs. Pound

and she yelled at me with all her might -

(Chorus:)

"The world is not your garbage can

The world is not your garbage can

Listen what I say, young man -

The world is not your garbage can!"

Well, I hung my head and picked up my trash - feeling like an awful fool

And you know I found a garbage can when I finally got to school

I was sitting in class when the Principal made this announcement on the P.A. 

he said: "Everyone

is gonna have some fun

and clean up the park this Saturday!"

'cause (Chorus) (w/everybody lend a hand)

Well, Saturday came and I went to the park to pick garbage up off the ground

And I couldn’t believe the piles of stuff that were strewn all around

As I toiled to pick up other folk’s junk, I thought "this is such a pain!

If they just put in

the garbage bin

I wouldn’t have to sing this sad refrain:"

(Chorus)

(repeat Chorus - ending with:)

It’d be more acceptable in a garbage receptacle -

The world is not your garbage can!

David Heitler-Klevans: lead vocals, sound effects

Jenny Heitler-Klevans: lead & harmony vocals

Dave Posmontier: piano

Jeff Lee Johnson: electric guitar, mandolin

Chico Huff: bass

Grant MacAvoy: drums, recycled/re-used percussion (lead)

Billy Jonas: recycled/re-used percussion

Ken Ulansey: soprano saxophone

Kids’ Chorus: Keilan Barber, Marlee Berger, Sara Blackman, Thomas McKenzie-Smith, Sasha Narine, Becca Neckritz, Sophie Samaha, Alyssa Townsend, Anita Zhu