Climate Songs

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God bless our planet, Earth

world that we love

Let all creatures, and people

live in peace, like in heaven above

Bless the continents, and the islands

and the oceans, white with foam

God bless our planet, Earth

our home, sweet home

God bless our planet, Earth 

our home, sweet home!

Come gather ‘round people,  we want you to hear    

‘bout threats to the world, they are something to fear

the world is on fire — Armageddon is near

This is urgent –  no time for debating!

Our beautiful planet is dying, it’s clear

for the climate it is a-changing

Come liars, deniers who call it a hoax

Who pretend these disasters are nothing but jokes

When your children get asthma and grandmother chokes,

even Fox might admit they were faking

When the air that we breathe is like three packs of smokes,

then the climate, it is a-changing

The glaciers are melting, the forests will burn

and the great wheel of karma will finally turn

And the powerful now will later be spurned

’Cause it’s science and truth the world’s craving

Don’t say it’s too late to finally learn

that the climate, it is a-changing

Now Trump is reversing the progress we’ve made

giving Zeldin the job to destroy EPA

He loves his polluters, won’t stand in their way

But the people are angry – we’re raging

“Hands off! our environment!” that’s what we say

for the climate it is a-changing

We’ve got to change course immediately

with massive investments in clean energy

and lots of green jobs, for our economy

because life on earth is worth saving

Get clean off of carbon and let the earth breathe

for the climate, it is a cha -a-a - anging

Stop the frack, Jack

and don’t ya pollute no more, no more, no more

Stop the frack, Jack, and don’t ya pollute no more!

We want clean water coming out of our wells

but you poison our water so bad it can kill

You’re turning this sacred place into a hell

so you better start packing and haul out your drills

Stop the frack, Jack, [etc]

You're spewing out methane into the air 

speeding up climate change everywhere

And you're spewing out benzene and silica dust,

Putting our infants and children at risk!

Stop the frack, Jack, [etc]

Mother Nature is angry – she's got the shakes 

That's why we're having so many earthquakes

Time to stop the assault – so much is at stake

Gotta save our planet for our grandchildren’s sake!

Stop the frack, Jack

and don’t ya pollute no more, no more, no more

Stop the frack, Jack, and don’t ya pollute no more!

don’t ya pollute no more

don’t ya pollute no more

The other night, Sun, as I lay sleeping

I dreamed our ozone layer was gone

When I awoke, Sun, inspired to action,

I just had to write down this song

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

You have the power to fuel this place

You leave no poisons, no toxic waste dumps

Just a blush upon my face.

Your sister Wind, too – she’s got some power

and she will help us tirelessly

New Mexico is uniquely suited

for both wind and sun energy

Our human family is waking up now

We’ll change our wasteful, harmful ways

We’ll have a kinder, more peaceful world now

We’ll have healthier, happier days

“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 breathe – 

There must be 50 ways to save your Mother”

She said, “It’s really not my habit to intrude

But humans are hurting me and you don’t have a clue

So I’ll repeat myself: My survival’s up to you!

There must be 50 ways to save your Mother

Fifty ways to save your Mother

Just hop on a bike, Mike – Walk if you can, Stan

Divest from those fuels, Jules – Just think about me

Compost your greens, Jean

Buy fewer new clothes, Rose

Plant a new tree, Lee – And let me live free

Re-use the sack, Jack – Say no to meat, Pete

Start eating more plants, Vance

Just think about me

Recycle plastic, Rick – Go solar electric!

Cut the A/C, Stacie – And let me live free

She said, “It grieves you so to cause me so much pain

But you can still do a lot to help me heal again”

I said “I appreciate that,

and would you please explain about the 50 ways – ?”

She said, “Why don't you go and sleep on it tonight?

Throw on a blanket, turn the heat down just a mite”

And in the morning it was clear that she was right

There must be 50 ways to save our Mother

Fifty ways to save our Mother

Recycle that can, Dan – Buy second-hand, Fran

Get solar at home, Noam – Just think about me

Hop on the bus, Gus – Stay off of that plane, Wayne!

Ride on the train, Jane – And let me live free

Grow your own food, Jude

Shorten your shower, Howard

Re-use and reduce, Bruce – Just think about me

Trade in your Hummer, Summer

Try using less gas, Cass

Shop locally, Dee – And let me live free

From the pristine Arctic wilderness

to the Gulf Coast shore and sea,

We have trashed the earth to pump the oil

just to fuel our SUV's

We have overthrown democracies 

to exploit their oil reserves

Intervened in sovereign nation-states 

‘cause it’s Big Oil that we serve

Mega-profits go to Conoco,

to BP and Exxon, too

and to Chevron, Shell and Aramco – 

but the cost is paid by you

Many lives and many billions spent 

just so profits can be made

by extractive corporations: 

Oh, it's blood for oil we trade

We must turn things ‘round immediately – 

Exploitation has to ceaseBuild a green and clean economy 

and it must be based on peace

We reject extractive industries - 

Let our planet start to heal

Give our kids a world that’s livable  

We demand a Green New Deal!

How many seas will the oil rigs destroy

How many oceans will die?

How much destruction and damage and loss

Can our poor planet survive?

How much pollution before we will say

That too many life forms have died?

Now is the time to make our voices roar

We loudly demand it: DRILL NO MORE!

How many floods fires & droughts can we take?

How bad will we have to hurt?

How many forests and rivers defiled

before we care for the earth?

When will we finally quit fossil fuels?

How much is life really worth?

The answer, my friend is blowin’ in the wind,

and the answer is shining in the sun!

See the sun how bright it shines 

on the people of the earth 

All who share this thing called life 

celebrate each day’s rebirth 

So - o - o - o - lar power, inexpensive energy 

So - o - o - o - lar power, inexpensive energy

Sister wind we’ve heard on high 

Sweetly singing o’er the plain 

And the windmills in reply 

Echoing their glad refrain 

Win - in - in - in - ind power 

inexpensive energy 

Win - in - in - in - ind power 

inexpensive energy 

No need for complexity 

when the answer’s plain and clear

Join the sun in jubilee 

Sing with us this song of cheer: 

So - o - o - o - lar power, inexpensive energy 

So - o - o - o - lar power, inexpensive energy