| SONGS |
| BLACK OAK |
| CHORUS: E Black oak, black oak A B Oh, baby let your xylem flow E I said, black oak, black oak A B Oh, baby let your xylem flow A gray squirrel told me just the other day How he took my acorns and he hid them away He said, �Winter�s coming and it�s getting late,� He has to get ready to hibernate The Miwok people used to be around. They�d take my acorns to their mortar holes to pound. They had to get rid of that bitter taste, So, they leached them into an acorn paste. Scientists call me a deciduous tree, When the days get shorter my leaves fall off of me. Just like other trees I grow an annual ring. So, put your hands together and let�s all sing� I have also seen these verses used: A Black Oak�s roots grow way down low Where the water and the nutrients begin to flow They raise their branches and wave to the sun Now photosynthesis has begun I saw a grey squirrel just the other day He found an acorn and he ran away He dug a hole and stuck it in the sand Now tall trees are growing all over the land The Me-Wuk call it Telele [Ta-lay-lay] They used to eat more than they eat it today But they still grind it up and make it into powder Try some and you�ll have BLACK OAK POWER! |
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| sung to the tune of "Louie Louie" |