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Who's gonna stand up and save the earth?

Who's gonna say that she's had enough?

Who's gonna take on the big machine?
Who's gonna stand up and save the earth?
This all starts with you and me! (x2)
Protect the wild, tomorrow's child
Protect the land from the greed of man
Take out the dams, stand up to oil
Protect the plants and renew the soil

Who's gonna stand up and save the earth? Etc.

End fossil fuel, draw the line
Before we build one more pipeline
End fracking now, let's save the water
And build a life for our sons and daughters

Who's gonna stand up and save the earth? Etc.

Damn the dams, save the rivers
Starve the takers and feed the givers
Let's build the green and save the world
We're the people known as EARTH

Who's gonna stand up and save the earth? Etc.

(Neil Young, 2014)
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Caretakers

We are the caretakers of this world

We are the guardians of it all
So we must heed all the signs from the Earth
Its time to answer this clarion call!

What will our legacy be to the Earth?

What will our children remember us for?
Now is the time to resist and stand firm,
Change all thats ailing, heal and restore. (C.Conry)

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We can do it! (tune: Joy comes in the morning)

We all want to defend the Earth

We can do it together
We all want to defend the Earth
We can do it together
Lets join forces! Save the Earth! (x3)
We can do it together.

(4) Bele Mama (West Africa, meaning: Call Mother)

Bele Mama, bele Mama eh
Bele Mama, bele Mama eh
Bele Mama, bele Mama, bele Mama, bele Mama
Bele Mama, bele Mama eh.
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(5)The Tree Song (England, traditional)

All in a wood there stands a tree,
As fine as fine a tree you e'er did see.
The tree was in the wood
And the green leaves grew around, around, around,
And the green leaves grew around.

And on that tree there was a limb,

As fine as fine a limb you e'er did see.
The limb was on the tree,
The tree was in the wood.
And the green leaves grew around, around, around,
And the green leaves grew around.

And on that limb there was a branch,

As fine as fine a branch you e'er did see.
The branch was on the limb,
The limb was on the tree,
The tree was in the wood.
And the green leaves grew around, around, around,
And the green leaves grew around.
And on that branch there was a nest,
As fine as fine a nest you e'er did see.
The nest was on the branch,
The branch was on the limb,
The limb was on the tree,
The tree was in the wood.
And the green leaves grew around, around, around,
And the green leaves grew around.

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And in that nest there was a bird,

As fine as fine a bird you eer did see,
The bird was in the nest
The nest was on the branch
The branch was on the limb
The limb was on the tree
The tree was in the wood
And the green leaves grew around, around, around,
And the green leaves grew around.
And from that bird there dropped a seed,
As fine as fine a seed you eer did see,
The seed was from the bird
The bird was in the nest
The nest was on the branch
The branch was on the limb
The limb was on the tree
The tree was in the wood
And the green leaves grew around, around, around,
And the green leaves grew around.
And from that seed there grew a tree,
As fine as fine a tree you eer did see,
The tree was from the seed
The seed was from the bird
The bird was in the nest
The nest was on the branch
The branch was on the limb
The limb was on the tree
The tree was in the wood
And the green leaves grew around, around, around,
And the green leaves grew around.

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(6)Carbon Free Society

How many types of local fruit and veg
In a carbon free society?
Heres all the places we can grow our food
In a carbon free society.
Apple trees along the street, window boxes full of wheat,
Beans in the backgreen, peas in the park.
Theres a busy local market full of local food
In a carbon free society.

How many types of transport do we have

In a carbon free society?
Heres all the ways that we can get about
In a carbon free society.
Bicycles for all to share, public transport everywhere,
Cars running on clean energy.
Oh and bike paths, bus lanes and dancing in the street!
In a carbon free society.

How many ways of making energy

In a carbon free society?
Heres how we make all the power that we need
In a carbon free society.
Windmills turning on the hill, solar power when its still,
Geo thermal heating, hydro schemes.
Oh were cosy and warm in our insulated homes
In a carbon free society

Tune: Country Gardens, (trad., collected by Cecil Sharpe)

Words: Jane Lewis; Arranged by: Morag Carmichael

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(7)The earth is our mother

(Native American)

The earth is our mother,

we must take care of her. (x2)

Hey yanna, ho yanna, hey yan yan (x2)

Her sacred ground we walk upon,
with every step we take. (x2) Hey yanna...
The earth is our mother,
she will take care of us (x2), Hey yanna...
The sky is our father
We must take care of him (x2) Hey yanna...
The rivers are our sisters
We must take care of them (x2) Hey yanna...
The trees are our brothers
We must take care of them (x2) Hey yanna...

(8)We Share the Earth

We share the earth with plants and animals
Now it's time to start
To show that we care for plants and animals
We must do our part
To help the earth
We must protect the earth
(Words & Music: Two of a Kind, songsforteaching.com)

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(9) Do It Now
We need to wake up
We need to wise up
We need to open our eyes
And do it now now now
Weve got to build a better future
And we need to start right now
Were on a planet
That has a problem
Weve got to solve it, get involved
And do it now now now
Weve got to build a better future
And we need to start right now
Make it greener
Make it cleaner
Make it last, make it fast
and do it now now now
Weve got to build a better future
And we need to start right now
No point in waiting
Or hesitating
We must get wise, take no more lies
And do it now now now
Weve got to build a better future
And we need to start right now
(Tune: Bella Ciao; Words: Stef Kamil Carlens
Website: singfortheclimate.com)

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Well All Hang in There

Oh the will to make a difference

Wouldnt do us any harm (x3)
And well all hang in there tight

And well keep on rising to the cause (x3)

And well all hang in there tight
Oh less greed and less corruption
Wouldnt do us any harm (x3)
And well all hang in there tight

And well keep on rising to the cause (x3)

And well all hang in there tight
Oh a raft of better law
Wouldnt do us any harm (x3)
And well all hang in there tight

And well keep on rising to the cause (x3)

And well all hang in there tight
Oh a change in all our ways
Wouldnt do us any harm (x3)
And well all hang in there tight

And well keep on rising to the cause (x3)

And well all hang in there tight
(Tune: traditional sea shanty)

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A Spell For Creation

Within the flower there lies a seed,

Within the seed there springs a tree,
Within the tree there spreads a wood.
In the wood there burns a fire,
And in the fire there melts a stone,
Within the stone a ring of iron.
Within the ring there lies an O,
Within the O there looks an eye,
In the eye there swims a sea,
And in the sea reflected sky,
And in the sky there shines the sun,
Within the sun a bird of gold.
Within the bird there beats a heart,
And from the heart there flows a song,
And in the song there sings a word.
In the word there speaks a world,
A world of joy, a world of grief,
From joy and grief there springs my love.
Oh love, my love, there springs a world,
And on the world there shines a sun,
And in the sun there burns a fire,

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Within the fire consumes my heart,

And in my heart there beats a bird,
And in the bird there wakes an eye,
Within the eye, earth, sea and sky,
Earth, sky and sea within an O
Lie like the seed within the flower.

(Words: Kathleen Raine; Music: Helen Chadwick)

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Our Biospheres in Danger

Oh, our biospheres in danger, thats a fact.

And chaotic climate change if we dont act.
Oh, our biospheres in danger, our biospheres in danger
And chaotic climate change if we dont act.

And well all go down together when it comes

We will all go down together when it comes
Singing Aye, Aye, Yippee!, in denial, Yippee, Yippee!
We will all go down together when it comes

The polluters and exploiters do not care

As they dump into the sea and foul the air.
The polluters and exploiters, extractors and destroyers
Dump into the sea and foul the air.

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And well all go down together when it comes

We will all go down together when it comes
Singing Aye, Aye, Yippee!, in denial, Yippee, Yippee!
We will all go down together when it comes

Oh and all our fellow species are aghast,

The rate of their extinction unsurpassed.
Oh and all our fellow species are blameless in these crises,
The rate of their extinction unsurpassed.

And well all go down together when it comes

We will all go down together when it comes
Singing Aye, Aye, Yippee!, in denial, Yippee, Yippee!
We will all go down together when it comes

Our consumer way of life is doomed to fail

As our planetary systems are derailed.
Our consumer way of living wants the earth to keep on giving
As our planetary systems are derailed.

And well all go down together when it comes

(Tune: Shell be Coming Round the Mountain; Words: CConry)

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