Revolutionary Tunes

We Love Bristol Bay | Childrens' Pebble Mine Protest Song

Sung in rounds like Three Blind Mice, Row Row Row Your Boat etc.

Copyright John Lopker 2016. All Rights Reserved.

Listen what the children say

We love Bristol Bay

Alaska old, Alaska new

Bristol Bay belongs to you

Alaska proud, Alaska strong

Pebble Mine is deadly wrong

Listen what the children say

Pebble Mine go away

Listen what the eagles say

Pebble Mine go away

Listen what the salmon say

Pebble Mine go away

Listen what the brown bears say

Pebble Mine go away

Alaska old, Alaska new

Bristol Bay belongs to you

Alaska proud, Alaska strong

Pebble Mine is deadly wrong

Listen what the children say

We love Bristol Bay

We love Bristol Bay

We love Bristol Bay

Can you hear the thunda rollin?

Can you feel the Earth a shakin?

Can you see the storm arisin?

Can you hear Alaska shoutin?

No! No! No!

You will not rape our motherland

Now take that drill out of your hand

No! No! No!

You will not gratify your lust

We will defend her sacred trust

No! No! No!

You will not kill our salmon streams

Dirty copper, dirty gold

Dirty minds and dirty dreams

Can you hear the thunda rollin?

Can you feel the Earth a shakin?

Can you see the storm arisin?

Can you hear Alaska shoutin?

No! No! No!

You will not poison our pure water

You will not lead us to your slaughter

No! No! No!

You will not build that deadly pond

That dam will fail, we won’t be conned

No! No! No!

You hide the facts, the truth you disguise

The devil’s in the details and in your eyes

Can you hear the thunda rollin?

Can you feel the Earth a shakin?

Can you see the storm arisin?

Can you hear Alaska shoutin?

No! No! No!

The tides have turned, the winds are blowin

Goodbye Pebble Mine

The stone’s been thrown

Can you hear the thunda rollin?

Can you feel the Earth a shakin?

Can you see the storm arisin?

Can you hear Alaska shoutin?

No! No! No!

You will not rape our motherland

Now put that drill back in your pants

Can you hear the thunda rollin?

Can you feel the earth a shakin?

Can you see the storm arisin?

Can you hear Alaska shoutin?

No! No! No!

You will not rape our motherland

Now put that drill back in your pants

Pebble Mine, I think it's time

We say our last goodbye

I wish I could say I enjoyed your stay

But that would be a lie

Pebble Mine, I think it's time

We say our last farewell

Bye bye Pebble Mine

Houseguest from Hell

Get off my sofa, pack your bags

Get out, be on your way

You overstayed your welcome

In the house of Bristol Bay

You came to make your fortune

Taking our copper and gold

You said it'd be good for us

We don't believe everything we're told

Pebble Mine, I think it's time

We say our last farewell

Bye bye Pebble Mine

Houseguest from Hell

Take your feet off of my table

Put out that fat cigar

We're all done talking here

Get your hand out of that jar

Don't forget your toothbrush

And your fancy suits and ties

But leave your nice new shoes

We wear the exact same size

Pebble Mine, I think it's time

We say our last farewell

Bye bye Pebble Mine

Houseguest from Hell

Your dirty dishes in the sink

Ain't gonna clean themselves

That big pile of your dirty clothes

Is really starting to smell

You ate up all my pizza

And drank up all my beer

It's time to hit the road

Now get the hell out of here

Pebble Mine, I think it's time

We say our last goodbye

Wish I could say I enjoyed your stay

But that would be a lie

Pebble Mine, I think it's time

We say our last farewell

Bye bye Pebble Mine

Houseguest from Hell

Bye bye Pebble Mine

Houseguest from Hell

Bye bye Pebble Mine

Houseguest from Hell

Pebble Mine let her be

She's so fine, don't you see

She said no, now let her go

There'll be trouble if you stay

Beware the Curse of Bristol May

A man came once looking for gold

He could find some here, he was told

"You'd better ask the Lady first"

They warned him of the Bristol Curse

But that young man was way too proud

He didn't believe it was not allowed

To dig for gold without asking her first

He didn't believe the Bristol May Curse

He stabbed her belly with his pick

And plucked a nugget one inch thick

He screamed with joy and raised it high

And laughed at the lady he dared to defy

Then came a rumble from the sky

A whistling wind began to cry

It was just the start, it would get much worse

Just the start of the Bristol May Curse

He heard a voice from far away

It was the voice of old Lady May

He fell to his knees and begged for mercy

She asked him nicely "Are you thirsty?"

He opened his mouth and in she poured

Molten gold, the stuff he adored

She gave him his fill, then some more

And now he lives in Bristol Bay lore

Sometimes when it storms

If you close your eyes

You can still hear his golden cries

In the howling wind and thunders' decay

You can still hear that man

Who scorned Bristol May

Pebble Mine let her be

She's so fine, don't you see

She said no, now let her go

There'll be trouble if you stay

Beware the Curse of Bristol May

Beware the Curse of Bristol May

Oh oh oh oh oh

Beautiful Bristol Bay

Will you sing your song today?

Sing it agaom one more time

Sing it again for Pebble Mine

Sing it for them before they go

Sing it for them so they may know

Oh oh oh oh oh

Beautiful Bristol Bay

Will you sing your song today?

Sing for the life in your cool waters

Sing for Alaska's sons and daughters

Sing for the shores that hold you dear

For the snow and rain and rivers so clear

For the sea, the sun, the moon and stars

Sing it for us and all of ours

Beautiful Bristol Bay

Will you sing your song today?

Sing it again one more time

Sing it again for Pebble Mine

Sing it for them before they go

Sing it for them so they may know

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

Do not move

Stay where you are

Do not try to climb too far

My first boat trip is not going well

Should I remain or should I rebel?

I don’t know which way is out

Once again we hear them shout

Do not move

Stay where you are

Do not try to climb too far

My head is spinning my legs are shaking

Why have we been forsaken?

They tell us we are safe down here

They always sound so damn sincere

They say: Do not move

Stay where you are

Do not try to climb too far

I think of all the things I have left to do

All the memories I want to make with you

I’m trying to text all the people I love

And obey the captain and crew above

They say: Do not move

Stay where you are

Do not try to climb too far

Oh please don’t take me now

I want to live but I don’t know how

Oh no I can see that Light

And feel your hand holding tight

Holding mine, one more time

Holding mine, one more time

Robbers of the Rising Sun

Took everything but our soul

Now we fight the revising one

The grandson called Shinzo

We'll get your apology, Mr. Minister

Not by pity, not by force

Nor by methods too sinister

You sit upon karma's dark horse

Robbers of the Rising Sun

Deny their brutal crime

They can hide but not outrun

The light of truth we shine

The leaves are falling we're getting old

We'll set the record straight

We'll tell our story until it's told

We'll turn the wheel of fate

We'll get your apology, Mr. Minister

Not by pity, not by force

Nor by methods too sinister

You sit upon karma's dark horse

Winter's coming, we're growing bold

We got no time to wait

The first frost burns so cold

We're knocking on your gate

Robbers of the Rising Sun

Took everything but our soul

Now we fight the revising one

The grandson called Shinzo

We'll get your apology, Mr. Minister

Not by pity, not by force

Nor by methods too sinister

You sit upon karma's dark horse

You sit upon karma's dark horse

My Dear Dokdo, Geon Gon Gam Ri

We sing a song for you today

My Dear Dokdo, said the Sky

Islands of Korea, lifting spirits high

Blue or gray, clear or cloudy

Your soul springs from our Taegukgi

My Dear Dokdo, said the Earth

A Korean volcano gave you birth

Day and night, dark or light

Your mother keeps you in her sight

My Dear Dokdo, said the Moon

Your shores hum an old Korean tune

The tides strumming as they fall and rise

Waves drumming a rhythm so wise

My Dear Dokdo, said the Sun

You can’t be claimed by pen or gun

With circle on cloth, a stranger came

A hungry moth to a Hanguk flame

My Dear Dokdo, said them all

Korean islands standing tall

Korean land, forever one

Said the Sky, Earth, Moon, and Sun

Dokdo is an island in the east coast of South Korea. It is made up of two islets, Seodo (West) and Dongdo (East). Dokdo is a part of South Korean territory. The islands are also known as the Liancourt Rocks, a name given by a French whaling ship in 1849, and as Takeshima by the Japanese. Korean Islands, said the sky, earth, moon, and sun.

Macho man help me understand

You came back so differently

Thank you for your service

But you seem a little nervous

Is there something you care to share?

You were a gentle man

A boy in our band

Before you went to war over there

"I can take you out from a 1000 yards

I can talk to a man up in the sky

I send my friends birthday cards

On Christmas and the Fourth of July"

Macho man help me understand

You came back so differently

Thank you for your service

But you seem a little nervous

Is there something you care to share?

You were a gentle man

A boy in our band

Before you went to war over there

"I glow in the dark, I make my mark

White stallions pull my chariot

I love my guns and volleyball buns

There is no "I" in proletariat"

I love you my son

I love you my friend

I love you brother

I want your war to end

You joined in the name

Of God and country

I should have told you

A little more bluntly

There's a money machine

Coming after you

Preaching heaven, hell

Red, white, & blue

Macho man, oh Macho man

I love you my son

I love you my friend

I love you brother

I want your war to end

You joined in the name

Of God and country

I should have told you

A little more bluntly

There's a money machine

Coming after you

Preaching heaven, hell

Red, white, & blue

Macho man you fought so bravely

Macho man come surf with me

Macho man you fought so bravely

Macho man come back to me

Macho man come surf with me

Can you hear that train a coming?

Do you hear the tune your humming?

Can you hear them church bells ringing?

Do you hear the hymn your singing?

Can you hear that train a coming?

Do you hear the tune your humming?

Can you hear them church bells ringing?

Do you hear the hymn your singing?

Can you hear that foghorn groaning?

Do you hear your baby moaning?

Can you hear that siren screaming?

Do you find yourself day dreaming?

If you hear that sound and fury

Then you don't need to worry

All those worsterdays are gone

And tomorrows never come

Can you smell the flowers blooming?

Do you take the time for spooning?

Do you tell them that you love them?

Do you hold them do you hug them?

Can you hear that clock a ticking?

Do you hear your shoes a clicking?

Can you feel your heart a beating?

Are you sure it's still repeating?

Are you walking in your shadow?

Are you playing on your stage?

Will you light another candle?

Will you open up your cage?

If you hear that sound and fury

Then you don't need to worry

All those yesterdays are gone

And tomorrows never come