The ape flees with the elephant
Beside the antelope
The snake, the tiger and the hind
Are fleeing without hope

The deer flees with the buffalo
The lion with lamb
Because the world was at it’s end
A plain of desert sand

Stop the desert, save the forest
For the tiger and the hind
For the monkey, for the lion and the lamb
Stop the desert, save the forest
For the sake of humankind

Stop the desert, save the forest
For the tiger and the hind
For the monkey, for the lion and the lamb
Save the forest, stop the desert of your mind

The export and the industry
They made a perfect deal
The sawmill and the factory
Enjoyed their wooden meal

The flood came with the hurricane
The storm and rain destroyed
The forest, so again the earth
Was without form and void

Stop the desert, save the forest
For the tiger and the hind
For the monkey, for the lion and the lamb
Stop the desert, save the forest
For the sake of humankind

Stop the desert, save the forest
For the tiger and he hind
For the monkey, for the lion and the lamb
Save the forest, stop the desert of your mind

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De a-kant van een 45-toerensingle opgenomen door Frans Halsema met de Marinierskapel der Koninklijke Marine o.l.v. Joop Koops.

Opgenomen ter gelegenheid van het congres Global Forest Rotterdam 1982 over de gevaren van ontbossing en de vernietiging van tropische regenwouden.

1982