words & music by Darryl Cherney

Intro: (F) (G) (C)

Now the (C) Lord made the (F) world in (G) just 6 (C) days

A (F) wonder to be- (G) hold when it was (C) done

Deep (F) oceans and blue (G) skies

Forests (C) green and mountains (Am) high

With (D) animals that crawl and fly and (G) run

But (C) one of God's (F) creatures (G) wasn't (C) pleased

It (F) wanted to cre- (G) ate with its own (C) hand

So it (F) clearcut all the (G) trees

Carved the (C) mountains spoiled the (Am) seas

Pro- (D) claiming it the way that God had (G) planned

Chorus

But you (F) can't clear- (G) cut your way to (C) heaven

No, (F) strip mines don't (G) make it with the (C) Lord

Bull- (F) dozing the cre- (G) ation

Won't (C) win God's admi- (Am) ration

And the (F) pearly gates may (G) close for ever (C) more

Now my momma used to read the family bible
And she said thou shall not covet, steal or kill

But then I coveted the forests and the mountains

And I stole my mother natures gems at will

And I killed off many creatures to extinction

But I'm sure God must have made them by mistake

'Cause I had to keep my job

Where I plunder, rape and rob

But I swear to you it's for my children's' sake

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Now today I heard they mined the rock of ages

'Cause they thought it had a chunk of gold inside

And they're dumping PCB's into the sea of Galilee

And they milled the cross on which our savior died

And they leveled old Jerusalem for condos

Done build a shopping mall where Jesus did his thing

And I look at our success

At creating such a mess

I though I heard a band of angels sing

(Repeat Chorus)

Copyright 1988 by Darryl Cherney. All rights reserved.