When she's on her best behaviour   Don't be tempted by her favours    Never turn your back on mother earth       Towns are hurled from A to B    By hands that look so smooth to me    Never turn your back on mother earth       Grasp at straws that don't want grasping    Gaze at clouds that come down crashing    Never turn your back on mother earth       Three days and two nights away from my friends    Amen to anything that brings a quick return    To my friends    To my friends       Never turn your back on mother earth       I'll admit I was unfaithful    But from now on I'll be more faithful    Never turn your back on mother    Never turn your back on mother    Never turn your back on mother earth