Woodman, Woodman spare that tree

I love this old tree and I don't think it is any great age but sadly it looks to have a bit of a problem, not least, the ivy which is quite prolific.
It brings to mind a song which I used to hear years ago which might have been the first environmental song.
The verse below is apparently from Irving Berlin's version of the song:

A great big tree grows near our house ?it's been there quite some time?
This tree's a slipp'ry elm tree and very hard to climb?
But when my wife starts after me, up in that tree I roost?
I go up like a healthy squirrel and never need no boost?
The other day a woodman came to chop the refuge down?
And carve it into kindling wood, to peddle 'round the town?
I says to him, "I pray thee cease, desist, refrain and stop?
Lay down that razor, man, chop not a single chop"

8-)