The ARRCC (Australian Religious Response to Climate Change) invited faith-based groups to sing about solutions to climate change, and post videos of their songs on social media in order to promote climate action.

So, a group of SZC members and friends got together, on Sunday April 19, at Annandale to rehearse and video two songs related to Climate Change – Bye Bye Coal & Down By the Riverside. The lyrics were provided by ARRCC, and the music were well-known tunes.

The main aim was to show support for the Fossil Fuel Treaty being discussed at the conference : ‘Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels’ to be held in Santa Marta, Colombia, April 24-29, 2026.

Our choir was made up of Subhana, Maggie, Glenys, Georgina, Brian, Jason, Brendon and Ameli. Jane Andino brought along her keyboard and accompanied the singers. We had a very enjoyable time rehearsing and then recording our two songs, which were ‘Bye Bye Coal’ and ‘We’re gonna stop burning Fossil Fuels’. Ameli was video tech wiz and stage manager (as well as singing!).

If you want to sing along with us, check out the choir on our Facebook/Instagram pages.

To find out more about this conference and the next one in Tuvalu in 2027, please look up the website of the ARRCC, or anything about the Fossil Fuel Treaty.

You can also link yourself up here: 
Sign up as an individual or faith leader: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/multi-faith-letter-2?source=arrcc

Lyrics: Bye Bye Coal
Tune / Composer: Bye Bye Love / Felice and Boudleaux Bryant Lyrics: Carbon Canaries
Key / Starting Note: Bb / Eb

Chorus
Bye bye **coal, bye bye fossil fuels.
Hello renewables, energy from the sky. Bye bye gas, reduce climate stress.
Hello cleverness, goodbye to coal goodbye

Got thru denial, I’m thru with doubt Let’s get together, work this thing out and here’s the reason, I feel so free I got good people surrounding me

Chorus

We light the dark now with something new We’ll still be happy with no fossil fuel
And here’s the reason I feel so free
I got good people surrounding me

Chorus

** the word “coal” can be replaced by “oil”