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Song Lyrics
Adamah V’Shamayim (Lyrics by Shimon Lev-Tahor (Suissa))
Am Em
Adamah Veshamayim,
Am
Chom Ha’esh,
Em
Tzlil hamayim
Am G
Ani margish zot begufi,
F Am
beruchi, benishmati.
Heya…heya…
Love the earth,
Love the sky.
Heat of fire,
Drop of water.
I can feel it in my body,
In my spirit in my soul.
All God's Critters (by Bill Staines)
[Chorus]
G
All God’s critters got a place in the choir
D G G7
Some sing low and some sing higher
C G
Some sing out loud on the telephone wire
D G
Some just clap their hands or paws, or anything they got now
Listen to the bass, it’s the one on the bottom
Where the bullfrog groans and the hippopotamus
Moans and groans with a big to do
And the old cow just goes moo
[Chorus]
The dogs and the cats they take up the middle
The hummingbird hums and the cricket fiddles
The donkey brays and the pony neighs
And the old coyote howls
[Chorus]
Listen to the top where the little birds singing
On the melodies with the high notes ringing
And the hoot owl cries over everything
And the jaybird disagrees
[Chorus]
You see all God’s critters got a place on the planet
If one doesn’t show the whole choir’s had it
So listen real hard to all the critters songs
And our planet will sail along
[Chorus]
Bicycle Song (words and music by Mat Tonti)
CHORUS:
I want to ride my bicycle, my bicycle, my bicycle, I
want to ride my bicycle, ride it all around.
I want to ride my bicycle, my bicycle, my bicycle, I
want to ride my bicycle, RIDE IT RIGHT NOW!
I got a shiny bicycle, it takes me where I want to go
I can pedal really fast, or I can pedal really slow
The kids around the neighborhood all think I’m a real cool cat
Mom and Dad stop the car, the bicycle is where it’s at!
[Chorus]
I like to pedal ‘n smell the trees so you can chuck your
SUVs They spit out gnarly chemicals like carbon dioxide
The farmland is all getting dry, greenhouse gases in
the sky We must take part and lend a hand, we cannot run and hide
[Chorus]
The atmosphere is not so clear, we put a lot of smoke up there
Breathing’s harder every year, there’s some cause for alarm
So if your distance isn’t far, take the bike and leave the car
‘Cause we’re running out of time and it’s getting pretty warm!
Blame Not (words by Cara Silverberg, melody by Peter Tosh)
C F C G
You teach the youth about bal taschit, you teach the youth about tzar ba’alei chayyim.
C F C G
You teach the youth about no psolet, you teach the youth to keep the Earth clean.
C F C G
So you can’t blame the news of today, you must learn to choose.
C F C G
You must be the change you wish to be, you must be the change.
You teach the youth about tikkun olam, and to be Shomrei Adamah.
We are Keepers of the Earth, l’ovdah u l’shomrah.
Remember in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were given life to protect.
Now we must heed these mitzvoth, and on Shabbat we let the land rest.
So you can’t blame the news of today, you must learn to choose.
You must be the change you wish to be, you must be the change.
So go and ride your bicycle to the market or to school.
Don’t have to drive you can take a walk to the movies or to shul.
And you can plant an urban garden to attract the birds and the bees,
in the city you can still create a forest, just start with some love and some seeds.
So you can’t blame the news of today, you must learn to choose.
You must be the change you wish to be, you must be the change.
Heschel teaches radical amazement. Creation happens every single day,
Awareness is our greatest tool to make discoveries all along our way.
Hitbodedut in the forest, Reb Nachman tells us where to start.
Light comes from the mind, fire comes from the heart.
So you can’t blame the news of today, you must learn to choose.
You must be the change you wish to be, you must be the change.
The Media is all around us, trying to trick us and tell us what we need.
They tell us what to buy and how to act, if we want to succeed.
You must be wise and independent, question what they claim on TV.
Let your decisions be reflections of how you live and what you believe!
So you can’t blame the news of today, you must learn to choose.
You must be the change you wish to see you must be the change.
Compost Pile (words by Fall Teva 2014, music by Johnny Cash)
[INTRO]
C F C C G C
C F C
I’m an apple from a Tree
C G C
A farmer came and picked me
C F C
You bought me at the marketplace
C G C
And ate me with that hole in your face
[Chorus]
G F C
And I Fell Into A Burning Compost pile
G
I turned brown, brown, brown
F C
And sat there for a while
C
And It Burns, Burns, Burns
F C
That compost pile
G C
That compost pile
C F C C G C
C F C C G C
You couldn’t eat anymore
And threw away my core
But I didn’t go to waste
Cuz Bacteria, they like my taste
[Chorus]
You turned that compost heap
Til the cycle was complete
You spread me on the garden bed
And now I’m a lettuce head
[Chorus]
Decomposition (Words and music by Steve VanZandt)
Verse 1
E A7
Is this waste? Well I don’t know;
E A7
One thing dies to let another grow.
E A7
This circle we see almost every day;
E D E
The name we call it is…… decay.
Chorus:
G D
Well come on all you people, gather ‘round;
G D
Breakdown and listen…..
E A7 E A7……
To decomposition:
Group 1: Muncha, muncha, muncha….
Group 2: Decomposition, Decomposition, Decomposition….
Group 3: I get down, I break down, I get…
Verse 2
There are many kinds of bugs;
Worms and snails and slimy slugs.
They are useful for me and you;
They help to make the soil…. Renew.
(Chorus)
Verse 3
Decomposition it deserves more fame;
A tree drops its leaves, but they don’t stay the same.
A bug chews them up and spits them back out;
Making the soil for a new tree to sprout.
Deep Inside My Heart
G
Deep inside my heart I’ve got this everlasting light
It’s shining like the sun, it radiates on everyone
C G D G
And the more that I give, the more I’ve got to give
C G D G
It’s the way that I live, it’s what I’m living for!
Ivdu et Hashem B’simcha (Psalm 100; Melody by Rabbi Moshe Shor)
Dm
Ivdu et Hasehm B’simcha
G
Ivdu et Hasehm B’simcha
Am
Bo’u lefanav v’irnana
G Am Em
lefanav v’irnana
Learn to Live
G Em C D
Learn to live your life with all your heart and
All your soul and all your mind and
Love all human kind as you would love yourself
We’ve got happy lives to live
We’ve got open arms to give
We’ve got hope down deep inside because
In love we do reside
Psolet on My Planet (to the tune of “Teenager in Love” Words by Daniel Kieval and Gavriel Meir-Levi, with credit to our ancestors Adam Berman, Jodi Cohen, and Ben Landman)
G Em C D
OO WA OO WA OO WA OO OO ( x 2 )
Each day I go to breakfast, Pile up my pancakes high
Two scoops of scrambled eggs, Hash browns and toasted rye
I can’t believe I took more than I ate, That’s why I have so much psolet on my plate.
OO WA OO WA OO WA OO OO ( x 2 )
Get bored of all my jeans, Buy myself three new pairs
Toss out my year-old iPod, Leave lights on everywhere
Each night I ask the stars out in space, (Hey stars)
Oh why so much psolet from our human race?
OO WA OO WA OO WA OO OO ( x 2 )
But now I’m feelin’ happy, Smilin’ the whole day long
Teaching about Bal Tashchit, Each time I sing this song
It’s true! I’ve learned how to, rethink my waste
That’s why you’ll NEVER find my resources misplaced!
