I am super inspired by the Green New Deal movement and so I felt wrote this song in the folk tradition. Feel free to sing, share, and reword as needed!
Lyrics:
we are working for a green new deal
so our earth and our air will heal
we will get our powerin’
from the sun and the wind
we are working for a green new deal
we’re not working for the oil barons
who profit from our world’s crisis
who pump our atmosphere
full of carbon without care
no we’re working for a green new deal
we are working for clean air
for the future that we share
and clean food at every meal
we’ll create good jobs and more
just like our they did before
but this time we’ll have a green new deal
we’re not working for the corporations
who pollute with no consequence
who would let our world decline
if it raised their bottom line
no we’re working for a green new deal
we are working for the water
for our sons and our daughters
cause the urgency is now and real
we are bound in our fight
and will give it all our might
until we have a green new deal
we’re not working for the politician
who blocks up the whole process
who spouts off dirty lies
and takes money on the side
no we’re working for a green new deal
we are working for our home
for the animals that roam
for the earth we make our appeal
keep your coal in the hole
and your oil under soil
we are working for a green new deal
we are working for a green new deal
so our air and our earth will heal
we will get our powerin’
from the sun and the wind
we are working for a green new deal
Video:
In addition, here’s a little video of the song sung and recorded in my living room.
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