Okavango\u2019s wildness hurts
\nRecon Africa Energy skirts
\nThe wondrous land of fertile worth
\nPart of what is Gods rich earth
\nNamibia and Botswana they
\nApparently are prepared to play
\nBall with Houston
\nAnd a fracking man
\nCalled Ricky Steensberger
\nWho has a plan<\/p>\n
To take this wilderness
\nvibrant and green
\nTeeming with wildness
\nWhere Its always been
\nHome to the animals
\nAnd now to be
\nwhere drilling
\nFor oil and gas
\ncould free<\/p>\n
The wildness
\njust strip it away
\nAnd in its place
\ngreat drills
\nAn array
\nof pulling loads and drilling pipes
\nSeismic testing gives me the gripes
\nWhite bellied vultures and pangolins
\nAnd really all the destructive sins<\/p>\n
Its coming lets warn the elephants
\nThe painted dogs them too
\nThey promise to bugger
\nthe whole place up
\nTo completely
\ntake out the view
\nA bunch of crackpots
\nfrom across the sea
\nGoing to do their thing
\nThe politicians
\nrubbing their hands
\nWith the gelt its going to bring<\/p>\n
Remhold Manganou activist
\nStands proudly in the sun
\nTake your drills and Just sod off
\nThats what he has done
\nTook it upon himself to cry
\nTo take each animals back
\nBloody grey suits everywhere
\nCant wait to attack<\/p>\n
When the \u201cyellowstone\u201d
\nDocked at Walvis Bay
\nCovid had took the lead
\nNobody noticed the massive great trucks
\nThat would soon roll across and woukd bleed
\nThe soul right out of Africa
\nRips up the fertile loam
\nFrighten the elephante
\nScare them all
\nOut of their long term home<\/p>\n
God had provided long before
\nA watering hole and lots lots more
\nPlenty of food for the animals
\nAnd Happiness galore
\nBut Namibia and Botswana
\nSome riches in the bag
\nWaiting to claw back income
\nIn the knowledge that the flag<\/p>\n
Would fly high over the oil fields
\nWhere profit was to be
\nComing out of the ground in barrels
\nGood and rich it would be
\nMigratory routes
\nThe Omatako River wetlands where
\nAgain a lot of the countries wealth
\nWas actually thriving there<\/p>\n
Africa rich in wildlife
\nPreparing to say good bye
\nSwitching the need to oil and gas
\nGiving energy a try
\nGoodbye to the living sanctuaries
\nTo the birdlife and the soul
\nOf Africa the choice is now
\nWhose going to take control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Okavango\u2019s wildness hurts Recon Africa Energy skirts The wondrous land of fertile worth Part of what is Gods rich earth Namibia and Botswana they Apparently are prepared to play Ball with Houston And a fracking man Called Ricky Steensberger Who … Continue reading