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WHEN THE BIG GUM FALLS (Copyright Black Cockatoo Music 2008)

Was a time that paddle wheel

Set her upstream gliding like a ghost

Through the mist and morning light

Now that fine old lady

Left high and dry

Won’t make that trip tonight

When the big gum falls

And the farm gate’s locked and chained

In the end we all feel the pain

If the rivers die

Shattered earth; no more to give

Lifeblood that grew generations

Flowing strong to meet the tide

Now sly and smiling uptown suits

Hungry for an easy dollar

Are bleeding the country dry

When the big gum falls

And the farm gate’s locked and chained

In the end we all share the pain

What’s your alibi if the rivers die?

Take a good look outback

See the price we’re paying

Soon we’ll be digging in the dust

Can you hear it saying?

Hey Australia

Got to make big changes

The rivers are dying

Hey politician, what’s your decision?

When the big gum falls

And the farm gate’s locked and chained

In the end we all share the blame

You and I, if the rivers die

One more big gum falls

Another gate is locked and chained

No drinking if the well runs dry

Or if the rivers die

Time for giving back to this forgiving land