Chainsaw by Janet Jordan for the Raging Grannies of Olympia, Washington US To the tune Valparaiso In a Rowboat words & music by Zeke Hoskin & copyrighted Used by permission Chorus Chainsaw! Chainsaw! They’re taking it down! They’re taking it down. Because they hate the gummint They are taking it to the ground. And there’s never been a program To…
Come gather ‘round people, we want you to hear ‘bout threats to the earth, they are something to fearthe world is on fire — Armageddon is nearThis is urgent – no time for debating!Our beautiful planet is dying, it’s clearfor the climate it is a-changing Come liars, deniers who call it a hoaxWho pretend these disasters are nothing but jokesWhen…
“The problem is burning too much fuel” she said to me“and drilling my hide to death, and cutting down my trees”She said “Please help me in my struggle just to breatheThere must be 50 ways to save your Mother”She said, “It’s really not my habit to intrudeBut humans are hurting me and you don’t have a clueSo I’ll repeat myself:…
Well, the climate is a-changin’And the Earth is gettin’ hot,We’ve got drought and wild fires, and even more;We’ve got climate refugees,And the rising of the seas,But the worst threat of all is: we’ve got war. The military’s planted landminesWhere the flowers used to grow;They’ve sprayed napalm, agent orange, poison gasses.And their greatest contributionsTo the Earth’s toxic pollutionAre the chemical weapons…
