The trees

1. There is unrest in the forest.
There is a trouble with the trees.
For the Maples want more sunlight
And the Oaks ignore their pleas.

2. The trouble with the Maples
(And they're quite convinced they're right).
They say the Oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light.

R. But the Oaks can't help their feelings.
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the Maples
Can't be happy in their shade?

3. There is a trouble in the Forest
And the creatures all have fled.
As the Maples scream: "Opression!"
And the Oaks just shake their heads.

4. So the Maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights.
"The Oaks are just too greedy.
We will make them give us light".

R. Now there's no motr Oak's opression
For they passed a noble law.
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe and saw.