GONNA BE THE FIRES AND THE FLOOD NEXT TIME

Gonna be the fires and the flood next time

Melody modified from the tune of “God gave Noah the Rainbow sign”

by Carter Family, 1927

Original was probably by that most prolific songwriter of all: P.D. Trad

You Tube recording of Carter Family singing the original melody:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBgBDkuFAxE

Words by: Blind Howling Sawtooth, July, 2017, Montana

Select verses to sing as desired. Repeat chorus after every verse if performed as a sing-along (recommended), otherwise repeat chorus after pairs of verses as shown.

C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7

Coastal flooding, inland fires,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C

Coastal flooding, inland fires,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

Coastal flooding, inland fires,

. . . . . . . . C . . . . G7 . . C

How can you believe deniers?

C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7

Burn that petro, burn that coal,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C

Burn that petro, burn that coal,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

Burn that petro, burn that coal,

. . . . . . . . . C . . . . . G7 . . . . C

You gotta reap just what you sow.

Chorus:

C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7

Fires in the mountains, flooding in the valleys,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C

Fires in the mountains, flooding in the valleys,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

Fires in the mountains, flooding in the valleys,

. . . . . . . . . . . C . . . . . . . . . G7 . . . . . . C

Gonna be the fires and the floods next time.

.

Fossil fuels release CO₂ (3x),

Temperatures rise; sea levels too.

Temperatures rise, forest fires grow (3x),

Smoke and haze everywhere you go.

Chorus

.

Glaciers melted, oceans rose (3x),

Where’s a penguin and polar bear to go?

East and west, the fires will roll (3x),

Down on coastlines the floods will flow

Chorus

.

Science talks but money screams (3x),

Fake-news prophets ain’t what they seem.

Rich getting richer, middle gettin’ squeezed (3x),

So I ask, who you gonna believe?

Chorus

.

The good Lord made us stewards of Earth (3x),

Love and protect her for all she’s worth.

There’s a calling from the rainbow tribe (3x),

Hear the message and do what’s right.

Climate’s changing, there’s no denying (3x),

Gonna be the fires and the flood next time.

Chorus

Session No. 166--Booth# 206

T138. Geology Rocks! A Musical Session on the Sounds of Science (Posters)

Monday, 23 October 2017: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM

Halls 4EF (Washington State Convention Center)

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 49, No. 6
doi: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-302502

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