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When the sun shines down
02:57
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When the sun shines down
I like to be among the trees
When the sun shines down.
The breeze through the leaves sounds like music to me
when the sun shines down
When your life is too busy and your head’s in a spin
We got an idea for you
Better than a pill from the pharmacy
Take a walk through the forest and let it all go
There is are things in the forest hidden away
There for you to find
Majestic trees set the scenery
A close look will blow your mind
You can walk among the trees or climb up high
The choice is up to you
Build a swing a cubby house
Feel free to bring a friend or two
Let’s plant more trees, not cut them down
Here’s a task for you
Protect our forests one by one
That’s what we will do
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We’ve been stuck in the city for more than a year
We gotta head to the country and get outta here
Leaving the big smoke
We can’t wait to smell the forest
Heading down the freeway, more than three hours
Whiskers is humming and the music’s loud
An hour down the road
You already feel like a tourist
Come with me I’ll take you along
Playing some music and having fun
I come with you, won’t you take me along
The best things in life are free (3x)
Oh the further down south the cooler the air
Make some space for your soul to repair
Take a deep breath
It’s up to you
Stop thinking about time and go with the flow
New things connect with what you know
Trust yourself
Now it’s only you who matters
Come with me and I’ll take you along
Playing some music and having fun
I come with you, won’t you take me along
The best things in life are free (3x)
We were walking the Cape to Cape Track last week
After the fires the bush is far from its peak
The moon bathing place took our breaths away
It was magic
In Nannup it’s Festival time of the year
The jammers try to drink the bowling club out of beer
This is not the end of the show
Come with me and I’ll take you along
Playing some music and having fun
I come with you, won’t you take me along
The best things in life are free (3x)
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Fracking is a bad idea
03:19
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Fracking is a bad idea
Don’t hurt the ground
Fracking is a bad idea
Safe fracking’s not found
Wind ‘n sun ‘n wave has got the energy
we need to keep our water clean
into our future
Have you heard of fracking?
They drill a hole deep in the ground
Press it full of chemicals
To break the gas out
the cracks fill with sand
the poison stays in the land
Polluting water underground
Short term profit desire
Keep the greedy ones fed
They don’t care
what happens to our planet
While they are lying in bed
There is no repair
There is only despair
We gotta stop that fracking
everywhere
Fracking is a bad idea
Don’t hurt the ground
Fracking is a bad idea
Safe fracking’s not found
Wind ‘n sun ‘n wave has got the energy
we need to keep our water clean
into our future
There’s a better solution
No need to go back into the cave
Refuse reduce reuse recycle
Regenerate
Talk to your friends
spread the message out loud
we gotta leave that gas in the ground.
Join the knitting nannas
They just sit, knit and care
Whether on the side of the highway or
in the middle of nowhere
A frack free future is
what we need – Lock the Gate
Water for Life
Fracking is a bad idea
Don’t hurt the ground
Fracking is a bad idea
Safe fracking’s not found
Wind ‘n sun ‘n wave has got the energy
we need to keep our water clean
into our future
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4. |
Regenerating Nature
04:01
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I wasn’t born in Margaret River, but it is still my home,
they tried to knock down the timber and dig up all the coal
Then the people raised their voices, spoke clearly and loud
The forest is still there ‘n the coal’s still in the ground!
I wasn’t born near the Beeliar Wetlands, but it is still my home
Across a wonderland of nature they tried to build a road
Then the people changed the government among blood, sweat and tears
Some trees are gone but the rest lives on, safe for future years
Regenerating Nature is what we will do
We will stand up for what is right, me and you
Together we will change this world, together we will find
Harmony’s the solution for our souls and minds
I wasn’t born near the ocean, but it is still my home.
Where turtles, fish and whales in crystal waters roam
Dredging and building bigger ports leaves the debris to the sea
We need a plastic free environment for them, you and for me.
The land of our ancestors it is still my home
No place for fracking the sacred ground, polluting water holes
Let’s look after our soil, grow healthy food and share,
Like the air that we breathe every day, there is plenty for us there.
Another record broken, the earth had its hottest year again
Not easy to figure out what we can do, where and when
Start with Regenerating Nature it is the right thing to do
The Earth belongs to our children’s children and not to me and you.
Regenerating Nature is what we will do
We will stand up for what’s right, me and you
Together we will change this world, together we will find
Harmony’s the solution for our souls and minds
Harmony is the solution!
Harmony is the solution!
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The Kimberley is not for shale
Frackers stay away
The Kimberley is not for shale
Frack Off is what we say
With permits from the government
They rocked up at the gate
They demanded entry
No matter what we said
What’s your business? Why you’re here?
What’s your long-term plan?
Have you tried it out before?
Can it harm the land?
How much water do you use
To drill the hole down deep
Is there poison in that stuff
Left behind for keeps?
The Kimberley is not for shale
Frackers stay away
The Kimberley is not for shale
Frack Off is what we say
Our brothers from the east coast
they tell us Frackin’s bad
Gas in the rivers lighting up
There’s people sick and sad
Black mailed by the Commonwealth
Tied to the GST
Who’s in bed with the government?
For them, not you and me
The Kimberley is not for shale
Frackers stay away
The Kimberley is not for shale
Frack Off is what we say
The Kimberley is not alone
Midwest threatened too
Southwest permits given out
You ask what can we do
Get together with your neighbours
Take time to talk it through
Gas field free declaration
Is what you have to do
Cos without social licence
Them frackers have to go
We save the water and the land
Do we need fracking? NO!
The Kimberley is not for shale
Frackers stay away
Australia is not for shale
Frack Off is what we say
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6. |
Climate Emergency
03:16
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What will it take to wake up
Emissions to stop
We can’t go on
What we are doing is wrong
This is a Climate Emergency
We ain’t got time to sit around to wait and see
We need a Circular Economy
And net zero emissions energy
Think about what you can do
To roll the ball in the right direction
What difference it makes
Where your money goes
Let’s all use our brains
for a bit of reflection
This is about our future generations’ woes
What will it take to wake up
Emissions to stop
We can’t go on
What we are doing is wrong
This is a Climate Emergency
We ain’t got time to sit around to wait and see
We need a Circular Economy
And net zero emissions energy
Let’s look after each other and grow our food
Like sisters and brothers in the neighbourhood
Count our personal emissions to know where we stand
Protect the rivers, the trees and the land
What will it take to wake up
Emissions to stop
We can’t go on
What we are doing is wrong
This is a Climate Emergency
We ain’t got time to sit around to wait and see
We need a Circular Economy
And net zero emissions energy
Let’s talk to each other and paint the vision
Quit fossil fuels and make decisions
There are many ways to get this right
Let’s get on board
let’s get on board
Let’s get on board
Let’s get on Board
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Stand up tall
03:20
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We will wean ourselves from fossil fuels
We will work together to change the rules
We will stand up tall and power changes for us all
We will reduce consumption and grow our food
Sticking together in the neighbourhood
We will stand up tall and power changes for us all
Renewable energies will become the norm
Stay with the old and you’ll weather the storm
Our progress is not like yours
Our people walk in each other’s shoes
We stand up tall and power changes for us all
We will share what we know we are getting stronger
The old system can’t last much longer
We stand up tall and power changes for us all
Greta showed us how we failed
It’s the wrong direction to where we sail
We stand up tall and power changes for us all
Renewable energies will become the norm
Stay with the old and you’ll weather the storm
Stay with the old and you’ll weather the storm
We’ll weather the storm
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8. |
Procrastinate
03:31
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When you can’t make up your mind
Procrastinate
All you gotta do is hang-in there
And wait
When something is too hard to do
Procrastinate
It’ll get easier by the hour
Just wait
Procedures at work have changed again
Third time this week
No one knows what’s going on
It’s a smoother ride that you seek
Change is the only constant thing
that you can bet upon
Chasing gold and diamond rings
Before you know your life is gone
When you can’t make up your mind
Procrastinate
All you gotta do is hang-in there
And wait
When something is too hard to do
Procrastinate
It’ll get easier by the hour
Just wait
The too hard basket is full to the brim
Of stuff from yesteryear
You worry about each step you take
The future is nowhere near
The wrong choice is your biggest fear
Much safer to stay where you are
This way you reduce the risk
But you won’t get very far
When you can’t make up your mind
Procrastinate
All you gotta do is hang-in there
And wait
When something is too hard to do
Procrastinate
It’ll get easier by the hour
Just wait
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Follow the truth
04:29
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The Truth is hidden covered up by a few
Who discredit the experts trying to confuse me and you
Ask Why? And where does the money go
Follow the trail and the truth will show.
Endocrine disruptor
But safe enough to drink they say
Farmers use it all of the time
Cancer causing, birth defects
but this was not to blame
Glyphosate Roundup more than one name
We need ethical businesses accountable politicians
We got people power let’s use it now
The Truth is hidden covered up by a few
Who discredit the experts trying to confuse me and you
Ask Why? And where does the money go
Follow the trail and the truth will show.
They say they need to drill a hole
To get that gas out
They also say it’ll be all right
But they don’t tell you what’s in the fracking water sent down deep,
And that the poison stays, it stays behind
We need ethical businesses, accountable politicians
We got people power, let’s use it now
The Truth is hidden covered up by a few
Who discredit the experts trying to confuse me and you
Ask Why? And where does the money go
Follow the trail and the truth will show.
The Climate Crisis is a hoax
And the media knows it all
But creatures are dying every day
In the middle of a mass extinction science data shows
Now is the time to change our merry way
The Truth is hidden covered up by a few
Who discredit the experts trying to confuse me and you
Ask Why? And where does the money go
Follow the trail and the truth will show.
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10. |
You lift me up
02:28
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You lift me up when I’m feeling down
That’s why I like to have you around.
You pick me up when I’m feeling blue
That’s why I like to be with you
Not every day the sun does shine
There are days of laughter and of pain
With fires and floods, disasters unfold
Not all is true of what we’re told.
You lift me up when I’m feeling down
That’s why I like to have you around.
You pick me up when I’m feeling blue
That’s why I like to be with you
I’m making plans every day
It helps me stay on track that way
But then some big or little things go wrong
And I think about this song
You lift me up when I’m feeling down
That’s why I like to have you around.
You pick me up when I’m feeling blue
That’s why I like to be with you
You are my beacon of light
Guiding me when things get tight
Happiness is never far
You are my love you are my star
You lift me up when I’m feeling down
That’s why I like to have you around.
You pick me up when I’m feeling blue
That’s why I like to be with you
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Start giving
02:39
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If you can’t take it any more start giving
If you feel tied down, start living
You can make a change right now, small steps along the way
Here’s out tip: start today
Help other people out, good will come your way
You might have to change your expectation
It‘s not rocket science, and easy to do
Your new life will be a revelation
If you can’t take it any more start giving
If you feel tied down, start living
You can make a change right now, small steps along the way
Here’s out tip: start today
Do something that you haven’t done for a while
Write a letter to an auntie or a niece
Play the guitar that’s been hanging on the wall
Invite your neighbours to crackers, wine and cheese
If you can’t take it any more start giving
If you feel tied down, start living
You can make a change right now, small steps along the way
Here’s out tip: start today
If you worry about this world, reduce your CO2
Miss that flight and enjoy your local park
Start growing your own food and connect along the street
‘Cos love is the answer to the dark!
If you can’t take it any more start giving
If you feel tied down, start living
You can make a change right now, small steps along the way
Here’s out tip: start today
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12. |
Barbara's Song
03:36
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When I sit by the camp fire I nearly gonna cry
cos of the love I feel deep down in my heart
When I sit by the campfire I wanna stay forever
And never never ever part
There are times when we are dry like the soil without the rain
When imagination lies dormant like a seed
When together we flourish, a friend can fill the need
Like for a butterfly the early summer heat
When I sit by the camp fire I nearly gonna cry
cos of the love I feel deep down in my heart
When I sit by the campfire I wanna stay forever
And never never ever part
Every journey has a story, every friendship is unique
We get older but our eyes stay the same
Seeing clearly what matters through the ups and downs of life
Through happiness and through pain
Distance does not matter, the moon connects our souls
Our memories to draw on when we’re apart
And even if the years pass without a hug and kiss
Oh, my friend, you’ll be always in my heart
When I sit by the camp fire I nearly gonna cry
cos of the love I feel deep down in my heart
When I sit by the campfire I wanna stay forever
And never never ever part
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13. |
Whirlwind romance
03:00
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This is a whirlwind romance we’re setting the pace as we please
This is a whirlwind romance we’re setting the pace as we please
A passionate love affair between a gale and a breeze.
We met each other on a stormy afternoon
We met each other on a stormy afternoon
Since then the wind has picked up and became a typhoon.
There is always more than one song in our hearts
There is always more than one song in our hearts
Whenever we’re together that’s when the harmony starts.
This is a whirlwind romance we’re setting the pace as we please
This is a whirlwind romance we’re setting the pace as we please
A passionate love affair between a gale and a breeze.
We live in separate houses that’s why we get along so fine
We live in separate houses that’s why we get along so fine
Thinking of each other with identical rhythm and rhyme.
We don’t know where we’re going, making history one day at a time
We don’t know where we’re going, making history one night at a time
We play snooker and make music called Green Herring find us online
This is a whirlwind romance we’re setting the pace as we please
This is a whirlwind romance, we’re setting the pace as we please
A passionate love affair between a gale and a breeze.
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Green Herring Oz Greenbushes, Australia
Green Herring Oz Acoustic Trio plays high energy, low voltage folk music influenced by blues, bluegrass, and country. Their music aims to raise awareness, motivate and also give hope in a time of climate emergency.
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