> On 20 October 2020 at 23:16 Owen Blacker <owen(a)blacker.me.uk> wrote:
>
https://tomlehrersongs.com/
> > > I, Tom Lehrer, and the Tom Lehrer Trust 2000, hereby grant
the following permission:
>
> > All the lyrics on this
website, whether published or unpublished, copyrighted or uncopyrighted, may be downloaded
and used in any manner whatsoever, without requiring any further permission from me or any
payment to me or to anyone else.
>
> > Some lyrics written by Tom
Lehrer to copyrighted music by others are included herein, but of course such music may
not be used without permission of the copyright owners. (The translated songs may be found
in their original languages on YouTube.)
>
> > In other words, all the
lyrics herein should be treated as though they were in the public domain.
>
> > In particular, permission is
hereby granted to anyone to set any of these lyrics to their own music and publish or
perform their versions without fear of legal action.
>
> > This permission applies only
to the lyrics on this website. Most of the music written by Tom Lehrer will be added
gradually later with further disclaimers.
>
> > Note: This website will be
shut down on December 31, 2024, so if you want to download anything, don’t wait too long.
>
> >
"Pollution, pollution, wear a gas mask and a veil / Then you can breathe, long as you
don't inhale."
Things have changed a bit since peak Lehrer in the 1960s, but the song remains the same.
Charles