Oh banyan tree
Oh banyan tree
Are you happy
No, oh I see
It’s hard to be happy
When you’re not free
What do you know
You’re just a tree
But not any tree
Planted by
Christian missionaries
Long ago
To give relief
To hungry souls
Shining
In the sun
Hot
Have some fun
Maybe
Oh banyan tree
You witnessed a lot of pain
Recently
Fires burning
Smelling yearning
Ocean swimming
People drowning
Screaming frowning
Browning
All the same
It doesn’t matter
Your name
Or mine
Just decline
Divine
Cross the line
Whine
Wine
You crossed the line