Two Songs About Conservation by Clara B. Jones

Dian's Song*

On top of Visoke covered with clouds

floats the spirit of Fossey in tropical shroud.

Her work didn’t end when she died that cold night

killed by an outlaw before his long flight.

Dian would beseech us to stand on the side

of endangered species with nowhere to hide.

She lived for gorillas and died for them, too

transferring the duty to me and to you.

On top of Visoke all covered with clouds

floats the spirit of Fossey in tropical shroud.

by Clara B. Jones

*Sing to the tune of, “On Top of Ole Smoky”


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Conservation Song*

I.U.C.N., C.A.B.S.,

CONICIT, CONICIT,

C.I.T.E.S., and

W.W.F. all

take the heat,

take the heat.

Chorus: Conservation, conservation

is our task, is our task.

Minimize extinction, minimize extinction

guard the past, guard the past.

Save rainforests, save rainforests

and their genes, and their genes.

These are rich resources,

these are rich resources,

by all means, by all means.

Chorus: Conservation, conservation

is our task, is our task.

Minimize extinction, minimize extinction

guard the past, guard the past.

Lepilemur, Microcebus,

Avahi, Saguinus,

Cheirogaleidae,

Daubentoniidae,

Lagothrix, Colobus.

Chorus: Conservation, conservation

is our task, is our task.

Minimize extinction, minimize extinction

guard the past, guard the past.

Stewardship of biota

has long-term gains,

long-term gains.

Human preservation

of these populations

strengthens chains,

strengthens chains.

Chorus: Conservation, conservation

is our task, is our task.

Minimize extinction, minimize extinction

guard the past, guard the past.

If the forests

of the tropics

disappear

from the lands,

we will bear the guilt for

this extermination

on our hands, on our hands.

Chorus: Conservation, conservation

is our task, is our task.

Minimize extinction, minimize extinction

guard the past, guard the past.

by Clara B. Jones

*Sing to the tune of, “Frère Jacques”