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The Last Tree

from The Last Tree by Jack Warshaw

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I stumbled on a Cree Indian prophesy: Only after the last tree has been cut down, only after the last river has been poisoned, only after the last fish has been caught, only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. That was 4 years ago. Now a world movement brings hope.

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THE LAST TREE © Jack Warshaw 2020

Only after the last tree has been cut down Only after the last river has been poisoned Only after the last fish has been caught,
Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.
-Cree Indian prophecy

I’ve worked my way round this green growing land
A land turned to dust again and again
They come then they’re gone, they dig and they spoil
Fracking for gas, drilling for oil

When the last tree is cut down
When the last river is fouled
When the last fish is caught
Then will you know
You can’t eat your gold

They come and they build wherever they can
Spread concrete and blacktop all over the land
Their factories poison, infecting our streams
Crushing our hopes and killing our dreams

When the last tree is cut down…

They pay us in pennies, then give us the sack
And leave us with nothing but the shirt on our back
They give us religion, and tell us to pray
That stairway to heaven hides misery today

When the last tree is cut down…

They use up the air, they use up the soil
They use up the ocean, they use up the world
So come all you people, and listen to me
Let’s show ‘em right now, what it means to breathe free

When the last tree is cut down…

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from The Last Tree, released February 14, 2020
Jack, vocals and guitar; Neil, mouth harp

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Veteran of the 1960s folk revival, he passionately believes, writes and sings with authenticity and respect for traditional American styles and song carriers. He has met, learned from or worked with such legends as Pete, Mike and Peggy Seeger, Tom Paley, Ewan MacColl, Bob Dylan, Mississippi John Hurt, Clarence Ashley, Dave Van Ronk, Stuart Burns and many others. Watch Youtube. Bio on Wikipedia ... more

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