Keep public lands, now,
in public hands, now
That’s our demand, now
Better understand, now
This land is your land
This land is my land
Keep public lands in public hands!
We do love nature, and we do love hiking
and river rafting, and mountain biking
We love to ramble through our scenic parklands
Keep public lands in public hands!
From Valles Caldera to Carlsbad Caverns
From the Rio Grande to Chaco Canyon
From the Cibola Forest to the sparkling White Sands
Keep public lands in public hands!
From the Gila Cliff homes to the pristine Pecos
From the Jemez River to the Sangre de Cristos
From the Zuni Mountains to the Bisti Badlands
Keep public lands in public hands!
Keep public lands, now,
in public hands, now
That’s our demand, now
Better understand, now
This land is your land This land is my land
Keep public lands in public hands!
From the pristine Arctic wilderness
to the Gulf of Mexico
We will mine and drill, extract and frack
’til no life on earth can grow
We will help the big oil billionaires
reap more profits every day
Though the costs outweigh the benefits,
make the little people pay
We will cut the regulations
that restrict BP and Shell
And the loggers, frackers, miners, all:
we will pave their way as well
So the Native People lose their land
and their lives if they protest
Native rights and human rights be damned
at the industry’s behest
Why let common people have the chance
to enjoy these public lands?
Let our wealthy buddies buy them up
so they’re all in private hands
Who needs hiking trails or deep dark skies
or fishing streams for trout?
We will fence these places, lock the gates,
post a sign that says KEEP OUT!
God bless our public lands
lands that we love
Let all creatures, and people
live in peace, like in heaven above
Bless the forests, and the rivers
and the mountains, and the vales
God bless our public lands
They're not for sale
God bless our public lands
They're not for sale!
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