Go Tell About the Mountains

Go Tell About the Mountains

Go tell about the mountains
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell about the mountains
The mountain tops aint there

When I was a little child
I played in mountain streams
Now they’re filled with rubble
There go my childhood dreams

Go tell about the mountains
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell about the mountains
They’re grubbing coal up there

When I was a little child
I swam in crystal lakes
Now they’re filled with toxic ash
I pray those dams don’t break

Go tell about the mountains
Over the hills and everywhere
Keep telling bout the mountains
Till everyone’s aware

Now I am an adult
My childhood dreams are gone
I still pray those dams don’t break
My children kept from harm

Go tell about the mountains
Over the hills and everywhere
Keep telling bout the mountains
Till everyone will care enough
To make it stop up there

Words © David W. Oliver 6/30/09
Mimic song to Go Tell it On The Mountain, John W. Work 1865