When she's on her best behavior
Don't be tempted by her favors
Never turn your back on Mother Earth
Towns are hurled from A to B

By arms that looked 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
Well, 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