The El Nino Carol

Sue Ann Bowling

Sung to the tune of "Greensleeves"

Wht child is this, who stops the wind
And changes weather globally,
Who paints the boats of fishermen
And drives their prey to the Arctic.

This, This is El Nino who
Brings thunder to the deset shore.
Whose arms hold a child so wild?
Ah, who but my lady ENSO.

He brings wild storms to the western coasts
And batters California,
Sends drought and floods to Africa
And halts the monsoon in India.

This, This is El Nino who
Brings drought to islands across the sea.
Whose arms hold a child so wild?
Ah, who but my lady ENSO.

So tuna sport in Alaskan seas,
And Clouds boil high over desert sands,
And crops are battered or blown to dust
As the child feeds on global warming.

This, This is El Nino who
Brings warmth and sunshine to Fairbanks.
Whose arms hold a child so wild?
Ah, who but my lady ENSO.