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The Biggest Windmill

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[Verse 1]
It was Gin the 1970’s, the fuel Ccrisis had begunG  
The Gchoices were presented to us Cas if we had Dnone
GLeaders of industry said Cthey could solve the proGblem
By Gmastering the power of the Cradioactive Datom
Some Emfolks in western Jutland got a Cnotion in their Dheads
They Emthought there might be something they could Coffer up Dinstead
A few Ghundred people gathered in a Clittle place called DTvind
And Emdeclared their will to harness the Cpower of the Dwind
We’re gonna Gbuild the biggest windmill in the Emworld
We’re gonna Cbuild the biggest Dwindmill in the woGrld
[Verse 2]
GThere were many who said their Cscience wasn’t soundG  
That Gsuch a mighty windmill would simply Ctopple to the groundD  
GSome of them were scientists, the vast maCjority were notD  
But they Gknew with years of effort Cyou could do a lotD  
EmWord about the project spread Cfar and wideD  
A Emhundred thousand visitors came to Chelp and to Dadvise
Until Gone day these windmill builders Cdrove in with a craneD  
And Emlifted up their giant wings Cwith a mighty chainD  
We’re gonna Gbuild the biggest windmill in the Emworld
We’re gonna Cbuild the biggest Dwindmill in the woGrld
[Verse 3]
When GTvindkraft was completed it Creached up to the skyG  
Its Gwings churned in the air at 5C4 meters Dhigh
The Gcritics all fell silent, Cno one now was jeeDring
As even Gindustry agreed this was some Cdamn fine engiDneering
The Emwind regaled Jutland from the Cnorth Atlantic seaD  
As it was Emseamlessly converted into CelectricityD  
It was Gpower for the people, leuCkemia for Dnone
When Gthey declared in Denmark just south Cof the midnight Dsun
We’re gonna Gbuild the biggest windmill in the Emworld
We’re gonna Cbuild the biggest Dwindmill in the woGrld
[Verse 4]
They Ggave away the patents, they said Cknowledge should be Gfree
GAnd their plans were copied by a Cnew-born industryD  
Soon GDenmark would be known as the wCindmill-building Dnation
And it all Gstarted with some hippies at the CTvindkraft power Dstation
DeEmbates were held in parliament about Cwhich way things should Dgo
Build a Emnuclear reactor, the Cmajority said Dno
It Gcould have gone quite differently — in Cmuch of the world it didG  
ExGcept for those in Ulfborg who said we’re Cgetting off the gridD  
We’re gonna Gbuild the biggest windmill in the Emworld
We’re gonna Cbuild the biggest Dwindmill in the worEmld
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