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Rip Rip Wood Chip Tab

by John Williamson


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What am I gonna do - what about the future?
                           
Gotta draw the line without delay
                   
Why shouldn't I get emotional - 
                   
the bush is sacred 
                     
Ancient life will fade away 

Over the hill they go, killing another mountain
Gotta fill the quota - can't go slow
Huge machinery wiping out the scenery
One big swipe like a shearer's blow
 
                             
Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper
                         
Throw it in the bin, no news today
                                     
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?
                       
Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay 

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Remember the axemen knew their timber
Cared about the way they brought it down
Crosscut, blackbutt, tallowood and cedar
Build another bungalow - pioneer town 

I am the bush and I am koala
We are one - go hand in hand
I am the bush like Banjo and Henry
It's in my blood - gonna make a stand 

Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper
Throw it in the bin, no news today
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?
Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay 

Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper
Throw it in the bin - don't understand
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?
Stirs my blood - gonna make a stand