Lyrics | These Trees
9. These Trees
Everyday people say what difference can I make,
what deeds can I do, what action can I take?
Well now is the time for you and me to find
a spot, dig a hole and plant a young tree.
CHORUS
These trees releasing sweet oxygen,
these trees the monkeys and the birds are living in.
These trees limbs stretching up towards the sky,
oh, these trees absorbing all the carbon dioxide.
Big trees, green leaves, deep roots in the ground
the branches grow up, as the bark grows around.
And the flowers turn into fruit
which falls to the ground, the seeds sprout and take root.
Tree grows, sap flows, young tree grows big and old
Tree grows, sap flows, young tree grows big and old
Everyday people say what difference can I make,
what deeds can I do, what action can I take?
Well now is the time for you and me to find
a spot, dig a hole and plant a young tree.
Chorus
So plant your tree that you prefer
the deciduous or the conifer.
Dig a hole deep, keep the roots straight,
put that tree in the ground, water it and wait.
Water and wait, water and wait, water and wait, water and wait.
And as that tree grows give it care,
so it will thrive and grow when you’re not there
yes as that tree grows tall and strong you can watch it grow all your life long
yes as that tree grows tall and strong you can watch it grow all your life long
Written by Bill Brennan and Paul Seydewitz