The Earth is Our Mother

The Earth is Our Mother The earth is our mother We must take care of Her. The earth is our mother We must take care of Her. Chorus: Hey-young-a- ho-young- a Hey-young-young Hey-young-a- ho-young- a Hey-young-young. Please come alive in this sacred land Please come alive in this sacred land. The sky is our father Take good care of Him. The sky is our father Take good care of Him. (Chorus) You are our child We must take care of you. You are our child We must take care of you. (Chorus) We breathe with every breath With every breath we take. We breathe with every breath With every breath we take. (Chorus)   Oh, Mother Earth Chorus Oh, Mother Earth, We are your children Trees 'n' people 'n' field 'n' stream Oh, Mother Earth, We are your children We want to thank you, we want to dream. 1. Expediency lives in our hearts, just for a dollar, just for a buck We rip off tomorrow, we sell off today What makes us think we won't have to pay? 2. The trees give their lives to unmask people's greed People and trees are all family We're killing this planet by hating the mother 3. How can I be still and keep my mouth shut? The air is polluted, the water is too. Our time may be borrowed, our time may be through We're killing our future by hating our mother 4. My cry is a warning the chaos is near, We're killing our planet by bowing to fear Can you hear me Mother Earth? The love in my heart? My laughter is hidden, my tears overflow 5. Our hearts they are breaking and need to fulfilled This planet is family it mustn't be killed Chorus Oh, Mother Earth, We are your children Trees 'n' people 'n' field 'n' stream Oh, Mother Earth, We are your children We need to thank you, we need to dream.   ------------------------------ "Serve with gladness"