The Rally for Our Forest is happening Tuesday, May 13 at the NB Legislature in Fredericton. Gather at 12 noon. Speeches start at 12:30pm. Join us for lively rally under sunny skies with songs and speakers on why the forest plan must go. Come on down!
Lyrics by Lawrence Wuest
Come on Down
Come on down to the Maritimes
We’re in trouble in troubled times
Bring your ax, it’s a free for all
Yes, bring your ax, your spikes, your Huggers
We’re bein’ mauled by the Tree Top Muggers
Cut and run, they’ll strip us all
If you want to join the feast were serving
Follow the money on the trails flagged Irving
Why pay tax, it’s a free for all
CHORUS:
If you need a tree, a well, or a mine
a sweetheart deal, just step in line
We’re the mecca and the promised land
giving it away to the gilded clan
Come down east to the Maritimes
We’re in trouble in troubled times
Bring your ax, sing the same old song
In the middle___ of the shaft,
we’re gettin’ screwed, ___ fracked and hacked
Why pay tax, if you own it all
Come to see the last of trees
Take one home, they’re all goin’ free
Don’t hold back, they’re bound to fall
CHORUS:
No matter what the tree or farm or river
The system’s got its finger in your deep dark innards
You know what the boys in the House are sellin’
Alward’s the madame, but he’s not tellin’
Oh, Come on down to the Maritimes
We’re in trouble in troubled times
Bring your ax, it’s a free for all
The money goes in, unh!, the money goes out, Ah!
where it’s headed, there is no doubt
pay your tax, they’ve got your balls
Inshore, offshore, its all the same
In the world of Irving, we can play that game
why pay tax if you own it all
CHORUS:
No matter if were headed, down the river
The boys in the Big House will deliver
Come and get screwed when your body’s saggin’
Alward’s the Madame, he’ll fix your wagon
Come down east to the Maritimes
We’re in trouble in troubled times
Bring your ax, it’s the same old tune
Fractured fate, it just can’t wait
We are living in a captured state
Want your freedom, that’s a long lost dream
Tabloids, TV, radio news,
Irving’s got it tied up, they just can’t lose
You’ve got one choice, any way you move
CHROUS:
No matter where you go or what the byline
There’s just one voice that grips the headline
Forget about raising a counter opinion
Irving’s got a leash on the whole dominion
Yes, Come on down to the Maritimes
We’re in trouble in troubled times
Bring your ax, sing the same old song
Come on down to the Maritimes
We’re in trouble in troubled times