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My Father is the River

from Forget Me Nots by Bruce Pumpa

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I read a book called London by Edward Rutherfurd, where in the first chapter (spoiler alert) the Father drowns in the River Thames, but as he goes he tells his son that he will be able to remember him when he thinks of the river. This got me thinking about my Father being the river and my Mother the Earth. We all need to think about saving something for our grandchildren. There are great things in this World like animals and forests, clean water and natural things that we enjoy, but we need to make the effort to to ensure we preserve them for future generations. For instance, we don't want to see Leadbeater's Possum going the way of the Tasmanian Tiger. This has beautiful guitar playing from Jeremy and lovely understated double bass from Richard.

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My Father is the River, My Mother is the Earth
How can we count the cost without thinking of the worth
Our granchildren won't thank us for maing lots of dough
While letting our land crumble and our streams and rivers go

The water that sustains us and the ground where things can grow
Are vital to our way of life, of this we all should know
The beauty of the forests, should be saved for all to share
With the animals that inhabit them, we know it's only fair

(Chorus)
Save the Earth and save the streams
Know their worth and know your dreams
The time to act is now
If we don't act now it could be too late

We're custodians of the future, the time to act is now
The Earth and streams are sacred, just like our holy cow
The beauty that abounds us, of riches rare and pure
At every stage, maintain the rage and ensure that they endure

Let's preserve our forests, the lungs of the Earth
Let's make sure the rivers flow from the hills down to the surf
These things are just too precious to let them slip on by
Let's protect our planet from the sea up to the sky

(Chorus)

credits

from Forget Me Nots, released August 27, 2013
Bruce Pumpa: vocals, piano, synthesiser, drums, finger cymbals, triangle
Jeremy P Martin: electric and acoustic guitar
Richard Grace: double bass

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Bruce Pumpa Melbourne, Australia

Hi, I'm Bruce Pumpa. I am a singer, songwriter, musician from Melbourne. I write about things that are important to me, like family, love, compassion, respect, dancing. I have recorded an EP and two albums with Jeremy P Martin engineering and co-producing and have a wonderful band the Perfect Gentlemen who I sing and play keyboards with. I also play drums in a great cover band the Flying Sorcerers ... more

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