Rip Rip Woodchip Lyrics

by John Williamson

What am I gonna do - what about the future?

Gotta draw the line without delay

Why shouldn't I get emotional - the bush is sacred

Ancient life will fade away

Over the hill they go, killing another mountain

Gotta fill the quota - can't go slow

Huge machinery wiping out the scenery

One big swipe like a shearer's blow

Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper

Throw it in the bin, no news today

Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?

Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay

Remember the axemen knew their timber

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Crosscut, blackbutt, tallowood and cedar

Build another bungalow - pioneer town

I am the bush and I am koala

We are one - go hand in hand

I am the bush like Banjo and Henry

It's in my blood - gonna make a stand

Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper

Throw it in the bin, no news today

Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?

Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay

Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper

Throw it in the bin - don't understand

Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?

Stirs my blood - gonna make a stand