Standard (EADGBE)

There is unrest in the forest; there is trouble with the trees

 For the Maples want more sunlight 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

 These 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