“The problem is burning too much fuel” she said to me
“and drilling my hide to death, and cutting down my trees”
She said “Please help me in my struggle just to breathe
There must be 50 ways to save your Mother”
She said, “It’s really not my habit to intrude
But humans are hurting me and you don’t have a clue
So I’ll repeat myself: My survival’s up to you!
There must be 50 ways to save your Mother
50 ways to save your Mother
Just hop on a bike, Mike
Walk if you can, Stan
Divest from those fuels, Jules
Just think about me
Compost your greens, Jean
Buy fewer new clothes, Rose
Plant a new tree, Lee
And let me live free
Re-use the sack, Jack
Say no to meat, Pete
Start eating more plants, Vance
Just think about me
Recycle plastic, Rick
Go solar electric!
Cut the A/C, Stacie
And let me live free

She said, “It grieves you so to cause me so much pain
But there’s a lot that you can do, to help me heal again”
I said, “I appreciate that, and would you please explain
about the 50 ways –?”
She said, “Why don’t you go and sleep on it tonight?
And throw on a blanket, turn the heat down just a mite”
And in the morning it was clear that she was right
There must be 50 ways to save our Mother
50 ways to save your Mother
Recycle that can, Dan
Buy second-hand, Fran
Get solar at home, Noam
Just think about me
Hop on the bus, Gus
Stay off of that plane, Wayne!
Ride on the train, Jane
And let me live free
Grow your own food, Jude
Shorten your shower, Howard
Re-use and reduce, Bruce
Just think about me
Trade in your Hummer, Summer
Try using less gas, Cass
Shop locally, Dee
And let me live free