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 earth, 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
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