Malvina Reynolds

Run, Run, the Tree Is Falling

Malvina Reynolds


Chorus:
Run, run, the tree is falling,
Run, run, the chain saw's at his throat! 

Once the redwood's gone
It will not come again,
It will not be a giant
In the history of time.

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Once the grove is gone,
The living fern and bush,
It will not house the yellow deer, 
It will not bear the thrush. 

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Once the trees are gone
That drank the heavy rain,
The water-maddened rivers
Will tear the land again. 

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Once the forest's gone 
That was the creature's friend,
We'll never have the wilderness 
To reach a healing hand. 

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Stop the iron teeth 
That only know to kill, 
That turn the mighty forest
Into corpses at the mill. 

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