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Dams are for Beavers

from Buffalo by Jenner Fox

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Dams are for Beavers
Let the wild run free
Cause I'm a believer
In humanity

What did birds do before telephone wires
Did forests exist before we fought their fires
I'm a citizen of sand I'm a California choir
I was raised on songs and moving water
Raised on rocks in the creek

Refrain

On a river in Nepal there's a woman on the wall
With a hammer and a harness and a hundred foot fall
She dams the river and drowns the home
Her family's been living since before she was born
She keeps pounding away, she makes five fifty a day
And the work puts food on the table

Refrain

There's a river in Austin that they a call a lake
And I swear it moves when I really concentrate
Few people in town can tell which way is down stream
It makes no difference at least no one is drowning
Damed fifteen times but who's really counting
At least we have air conditioning

Oh my god
We live in this world, we can’t run away
Oh my god
I’ve been staring at screen, I ain't been out all day
Oh my god
Take me river, take me down to pray

Refrain

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from Buffalo, released April 6, 2018

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Jenner Fox Sisters, Oregon

There is something that happens inside a good song. A tootsie roll can take you back to your elementary school playground; the voice of a toothless refrigerator man reminds you to say “I love you.” Jenner Fox tells the stories of people and places with unparalleled compassion and respect. His artful tone, poetry, and fluency on his guitar do something only the brave ones do: let us in. ... more

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