The Forest Island in the Great Plains Sea
© 2018 Linda Boyle
CHORUS: from Badlands’ buttes to rolling hills
made black with evergreens
He Sapa:
the forest island (2x last time)
in a grassy Great Plains Sea
1 Black Hills trees:
descendants of ancient canopies surrounded
by Grasslands as far as you can see
The Forest Island
in the Grassy Great Plains Sea
CHORUS
2 Conifers and deciduous trees
Ponderosa, Spruce, bur oak and Aspen
Green Ash, Box Elder, & paper birch
The Forest Island
in the grassy Great Plains Sea
CHORUS
3 Old Cottonwoods can be seen
along dry creek beds & flowing streams.
Lodgepole Pine scattered ‘round the Hills
and in Cathedral Spires - limber pine
The Forest Island
in the Grassy Great Plains Sea
CHORUS
4 From Young Ponderosa called Blackjack
To Yellow bark, the older trees
A million strong — living hundreds of years
The Forest Island
in the grassy Great Plains Sea
CHORUS
CMN's Environmental Songbook is a compilation of songs that promote respect and responsibility for the environment. You'll find these songs inspiring, fun and educational not just for children, but for the musicians, teachers and other adults who sing with them.