Name: Chainsaw Rippin' Blues
Duration: P00H03M08S
Description: Written out of my dismay at Newcastle Council’s destruction of an avenue of iconic fig trees, then continuing this approach throughout our city. (Carrie)

Chainsaw Rippin' Blues

from Ripple Effects by Tripple Effect

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Written out of my dismay at Newcastle Council’s destruction of an avenue of iconic fig trees, then continuing this approach throughout our city. (Carrie)

lyrics

They cool me in the summer
Shade me from the sun
Give me shelter when it’s raining
And solace when work is done

I've got the blues
(Got the blues)
I've got the blues
(Got the blues)
I've got the chainsaw rippin’
Concrete jungle blues

When I woke this morning
I breathed the air they cleaned
Went to work, the birds were singing
Came home shocked by the scene

I got the blues
(Got the blues)
I got the blues
(Got the blues)
I got the chainsaw rippin’
Concrete jungle blues

The council had come a-rippin’
With their chainsaw and their truck
They talk about urban forests
But they really don’t give a f...fig
I've got the blues
(Got the blues)
I've got the blues
(Got the blues)
I've got the chainsaw rippin’
Concrete jungle blues

They said, “don’t worry about your street
Don’t worry about your town
We'll fill the hole with concrete
When we hew it down”

I've got the blues
(Got the blues)
I've got the blues
(Got the blues)
I've got the chainsaw rippin’
Concrete jungle blues
I’ve got the greenwash council
Concrete jungle blues
I’ve got the Newcastle
Concrete jungle blues

credits

from Ripple Effects, released September 3, 2022
Carrie Jacobi: lead vocal, guitar
Lynden Jacobi: backing vocal, ukulele
Len McCarthy: backing vocal, ukulele

Words by Carrie Jacobi, traditional tune

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