Lyrics Major Oak - Beans On Toast

Well Major Oak is an ancient tree in the middle of Sherwood Forest,
Its over a thousand years old and it's still got acorns on it.
The life expectancy of an Oak tree is about 300 years,
And that's why Major Oak is so revere.

So try to cast your mind back to a thousand years ago,
A bird dropped an acorn into the
Ground and that tree it starts to grow,
This was back in the middle ages when [?] the Great was king,
Seven-hundred years before Newton [?] the apple tree.
Well this tree grew big,
This tree grew strong, this tree stood its ground,
It was voted England's favourite tree in 2012.
And it stands as a symbol of history and patience,
No one in their right mind would ever try and hurt it.

Well [?] Group Limited are a privately owned
Multi-national chemical company based in Switzerland.
With links to oil and petrol and private equity,
Tax avoiding billionaires obsessed with making money,
They've polluted a few rivers and produced a lot of plastic,
Closed a few pensions to keep the board members happy.
And they really fucking love drilling holes into the ground,
Surveying for gas and then fracking for [?].
Their business and their arrogance obscures their right and wrong,
They couldn't give a toss what the public want.

So when you and me see a beautiful tree,
They get blinded by their greed,
And if there is money to be made,
Do you think they're gonna let an ancient tree stand in their way?

Its nothing sacred anymore.
And is this a cause we deem worth fighting for?
The world is being plundered by the greedy and dishonest,
And maybe now in order to save ourselves,
We need to save Sherwood Forest.

And they said "Oh no no no no no,
We're not actually gonna frack in the forest,
We just wanna do a survey,
We promise we won't touch your precious tree."
"Yeah well that sounds like bullshit to me,
What d'you wanna do a fucking survey for?
Everybody knows what you're looking for.
And everybody knows if the survey says yes
Then pretty soon the drilling will commence."
They got targets to meet, they can't see past it.
They don't care about the damage they're doing to the planet.
They make £34billion a year my friend,
They got yachts to upkeep, neighbours to offend,

So when you and me see a beautiful tree,
They get blinded by their greed.
And if there is money to be made,
Do you think they're gonna let an ancient tree stand in their way?

Its nothing sacred anymore
And is this a cause we deem worth fighting for?
The world is being plundered by the greedy and dishonest,
And maybe now in order to save ourselves,
We need to save Sherwood Forest.

Now I like electricity like everybody does,
I got a fully charged phone and lights on my house,
I understand its gotta come from somewhere,
But we all know that there's options out there.
More wind farms, more solar panels,
Look at Sweden, look at Denmark,
Living proof that society can survive
Whilst being environmentally friendly.
But we're stuck here in a carbon bubble,
With fossil fuels and a chest infection,
So lets try and make Major Oak the
Tree that breaks the council's back,
So come and see the beautiful tree,
Tell the evil company,
That you wanna save the tree.