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L-P lyrics by Judi Bari
music by Dana Lyons
(Am)
Cutting down the forest
Hauling it away
(G) Rumble of your
lumber trucks
(D) At the break of
day
(Am) Last of the baby
redwoods
Hit that forest floor
(G) Run ‘em through
your chipper
To (D) make that waferboard
(Am) L-P
Two (F) hundred thousand
(G) acres without (Am) stopping
(F) Forest to a (G)
desert in a (Am) day
(F) Modern forest-(G)ry
is so (Am) amazing
Let (F) the future
generations (E) pay
(Am) L-P
Haul it to the sawmill
Gotta make a buck
Your blades are worn
and dangerous
Better trust your
luck
Don’t stop for the
workers safety
Never fear the worst
‘Cause if somebody
kills themself
Just blame it on Earth
First!
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When the trees are gone
just close the mill down
Pack up your machines
and move away
Never mind the lives
your devastating
Cut and run’s the
only game you play
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Barren ruined hillsides
Are all you leave
behind
Before the land can
heal itself
You cut a second time
Logging to infinity
Watch your profits
grow
With our forests and
our future
On a barge to Mexico
L-P
Judi Bari, vocals; Darryl Cherney, guitar, bass and background vocal; George Shook Banjo; Francine and Nymiah, Background vocals. Copyright 1990 by Judi Bari and Dana Lyons. From the cassette album Timber by Darryl Cherney