From SchoolHouseRock
Performed by Zachary Sanders
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When you're in the dark and you want to see,
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You need uh ... Electricity,Electricity
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Flip that switch and what do you get?
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You get uh ... Electricity,Electricity
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Every room can now be lit
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With just uh ... Electricity,Electricity
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Where do you think it all comes from
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This powerful ... Electricity, Electricity
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Through high wires to here it comes,
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They're bringing uh ... Electricity, Electricity
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Every building must be wired to use it,
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Uh ... Electricity, Electricity
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Power plants most all use fire to make it,
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Uh ... Electricity, Electricity
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Burnin'fuel and usin' steam,
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They generate ... Electricity, Electricity
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Turn that generator by any means,
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You're making uh ... Electricity, Electricity
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A generator is a machine that contains a powerful
magnet
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that creates a magnetic field. When wires are
rotated rapidly
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through this field then a current of electricity is
produced.
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Now, if we only had a superhero who could stand
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here and turn
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the generator real fast, then we wouldn't need to
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burn so much fuel to make ... electricity.
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Benjamin Franklin flying his kite
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Was searching for ... Electricity, Electricity.
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He knew that it had somethin'to do with lightnin',
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It's all uh ... Electricity, Electricity.
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Rubbin' a comb with wool or fur will give you a
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charge of
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Electricity (static) Electricity
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Strokin' a cat to make it purr, you're buildin' up
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static
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Electricity, Electricity
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Electricity at rest is called static electricity.
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Like in the winter wearing a heavy coat,
You get a shock off the doorknob.
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Or you scrape across a carpet
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And sneak up on your very best friend,
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And zap 'im on the ear with a shock of-
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Electricity, Electricity
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Current flowing to and fro, makes a circuit of
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Electricity, Electricity.
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Voltage is the pressure that makes it go.
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It's pushin' uh ... Electricity, Electricity ...
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Watts will tell you just how much
You'll be usin'
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Uh ... Electricity, Electricity.
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PowerFul stuff, so watch that plug! It's potent
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Electricity, Electricity.
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Electricity, Electricity.
Corrections are welcomed.