Oh Dying Tree

 It's never too early in Amerika.

 

Oh dying tree, oh dying tree,

They've  stripped away your branches

Oh dying tree, oh dying tree,

They've stripped away your branches

Your boughs are bare in wintertime

And now they're bare in summertime

Oh dying tree, oh dying tree,

Such a shame about your branches

Oh dying tree, oh dying tree,

They've  ripped away your branches

So much sadness do you bring

I can feel grief's awful sting

Oh dying tree, oh dying tree,

They've  ripped away your branches

Oh dying tree, oh dying tree,

They've  clipped away your branches

Your trunk is just a stick to hew

The chainsaw cuts through and through

Oh dying tree, oh dying tree,

Your dripping sap, it makes me blanch

Oh murdered tree, oh murdered tree,

Now you're firewood at the ranch.

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