[00:00.66]Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson
[00:11.01]There is unrest in the forest
[00:13.77]There is trouble with the trees
[00:16.62]For the maples want more sunligh
[00:19.17]And the oaks ignore their pleas
[00:47.10]The trouble with the maples
[00:50.07](and they're quite convinced they're right)
[00:54.60]They say the oaks are just too lofty
[00:57.03]And they grab up all the light
[01:00.51]But the oaks can't help their feelings
[01:04.50]If they like the way they're made
[01:07.77]And they wonder why the maples
[01:10.74]Can't be happy in their shade?
[01:20.82]There is trouble in the forest
[01:23.58]And the creatures all have fled
[01:26.19]As the maples scream `oppression!`
[01:28.83]And the oaks, just shake their heads
[03:57.78]So the maples formed a union
[04:01.08]And demanded equal rights
[04:05.82]'the oaks are just too greedy
[04:07.95]We will make them give us light'
[04:10.05]Now there's no more oak oppression
[04:15.36]For they passed a noble law
[04:19.32]And the trees are all kept equal
[04:20.07]By hatchet,
[04:20.28]Axe,
[04:20.64]And saw ...

Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson
There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunligh
And the oaks ignore their pleas
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
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?
There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream `oppression!`
And the oaks, just shake their heads
So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
'the oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light'
Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet,
Axe,
And saw ...