The Tall-Tree Cathedral

from Get Ancient by Johnny Houx

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To the Tall-tree cathedral, to the wood, to the wood
To the tall-tree cathedral, or at least to where it stood
Before the call of "timber" hollowed out the halls
To the tall-tree cathedral before the steeple falls

May the forest be a fortress, one and one and one are we
May the forest be a fortress, more and more and more will be
The pouring of the raindrop, the roaring of the sea
May the forest be a fortress for the growing of a tree

May the garden be a guardian, up and up and up it grows
May the garden be a guardian to oppose those hacking hoes
The poison oak and ivy, the thistle, thorn and rose
May the garden be a guardian against the big bulldoze

To the tall-tree cathedral, to the wood, to the wood
To the tall-tree cathedral, or at least to where it stood
The temple of the toadstool, the chapel of the ferns
To the tall-tree cathedral before the steeple burns

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from Get Ancient, released August 7, 2012

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