A pro-karri song by Synthoid (composer, USA, soundcloud.com/synthoid) and Beta5 (words, Finland, reverbnation.com/beta5). Beta5's voxicologist has the same name as Eucalyptus diversicolor. Thank you to W A Forests Campaign and other supporters - Karwin at hotmail.fi.
Lyrics:
My name is Karri
I ain't logheady
aboriginals gave
my name to a tree
that is the tallest one
in Ozralia
Living through centuries
growing up ninety metres
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Karri tree!
Karri makes soil go karri loam
karri hosts karri moths
marsupials and karri the spider
Supporting extensive ecosystem
One tree in Warren National Park
is named after Marianne North
English artist whose karri painting
hangs in Kew Gardens gallery.
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Karri tree!
Karri forests are logged
yet industry is running loss
Over eighty percent of the forests
end up firewood and woodchips
Clearcuts infected by Fungi
how will the karri survive?
Join in the melody
Saving the karri!
Karri tree!
Company chops majestic gumtrees
in ridiculous little pieces
to make floors in oversea homes
trade nature in cash
Between desert red and ocean blue
where will wombat, numbat go
if the green shelter vanishes
wash away the soil beneath us
Karri tree is the tallest one
in Ozralia
living through centuries
growing up ninety metres
Karri makes soil go karri loam
karri hosts karri moths
Join in the melody
Save karri tree!
Save the karri tree
Save the karri tree
Save the karri tree
Save the karri tree
