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Seagreen shouters - Leave the oil in the ground - in English and French -
from Protest in Harmony
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Leave the oil in the ground
The word 'sing' has been replaced with 'shout' as likely to be heard more clearly on the basis that sing out often comes out as ;'seeout' as well as giving a secondary rhyme.
(Tune: Diggers Song)

Leave the oil in the ground,
shout out now, shout out now,
Leave the oil in the ground,
shout out now.
For a future clean and fair,
full of life for all to share
We can show the world we care,
no more car­bon in the air
Leave the oil in the ground
Leave the gas beneath the sea,
shout out now, shout out now,
Leave the gas beneath the sea,
shout out now,
This is an emer­gency,
limit change to two degrees,
The earth’s our treas­ury,
so leave a hope­ful leg­acy,
Leave the gas beneath the sea

Leave the coal in the seam,
shout out now, shout out now,
Leave the coal in the seam,
shout out now,
Let us turn our planet green,
mak­ing energy that’s clean
Sun and wind and tidal schemes,
Come let’s real­ise our dream
Leave the coal in the seam

You gentle people all
shout out now, shout out now,
You gentle people all shout out now
This planet to main­tain,
prof­it­eer­ing we dis­dain,
Shame­less com­pan­ies we name,
pub­lic own­er­ship we claim,
Leave the oil in the ground

 

Leave the oil in the ground
(Tune: Diggers Song)
--------Em---D----------Bm----
Leave the oil in the ground,
Em--------D----------------------
shout out now, shout out now,
---------------------------Bm----
Leave the oil in the ground,
------------Em--
shout out now.
G--------------------------------
For a future clean and fair,
D-------------------------------
full of life for all to share
-----Em-----E---------------------------
We can show the world we care,
----Bm---------------------Bflat
no more car­bon in the air
--------------E--------D-----Em-
Leave the oil in the ground
Leave the gas beneath the sea,
shout out now, shout out now,
Leave the gas beneath the sea,
shout out now,
This is an emer­gency,
limit change to two degrees,
The earth’s our treas­ury,
so leave a hope­ful leg­acy,
Leave the gas beneath the sea

Leave the coal in the seam,
shout out now, shout out now,
Leave the coal in the seam,
shout out now,
Let us turn our planet green,
mak­ing energy that’s clean
Sun and wind and tidal schemes,
Come let’s real­ise our dream
Leave the coal in the seam

You gentle people all
shout out now, shout out now,
You gentle people all shout out now
This planet to main­tain,
prof­it­eer­ing we dis­dain,
Shame­less com­pan­ies we name,
pub­lic own­er­ship we claim,
Leave the oil in the ground
 
Laisse le pétrole dans la terre

1. Laisse le pétrole dans la terre
Crie le fort x2
Ne pollue pas l’atmosphère
C’est urgent de ne pas la faire
Il faut que tout le monde est claire
Ne mets pas le charbon dans l’air
Laisse le pétrole dans la terre
Crie le fort

2. Laisse le gaz sous la mer
Crie le fort, crie le fort x2
Le température mesurée
Va bientôt dépasser deux dégrées
On n’as qu’une décennie
Pour sauver l’humanité
Laisse le gaz sous la mer
Crie le fort

3. Laisse le charbon dans le faille
crie le fort x2
L’énergie fait par le charbon
peut être produit par le vent
le soleil et les marées
C’est une solution très futées
Laisse le charbon dans le faille
Crie le fort



4. Tous le monde se réveille enfin
Crie le fort, x2
C’est fini la réflexion
Maintenant on passe a l’action
Rébellion non-violent
Pour l’avenir de nos enfants
Laisse le pétrole dans la terre
Crie le fort

5. Laisse le pétrole dans la terre
Crie fort x2
On peut faire un planète vert
Aretter l’effet de serre
Extinction est notre sort
Si on ne réagi pas assez fort
Laisse le pétrole dans la terre
Crie le fort

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