Help us write this song!
Inspired by Amy Goodman (Democracy Now)
who coined the term Oilygarchy to describe
the hubris of the powerful oily-garchs.
This song is a parody of "The Ballad of Jed Clampett,"
which was composed by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.
We're inviting folks to join in on the fun and
write a new verse or two for the Oilygarchy song.
The best will be added to this web page.
Send your oily-verse to Christy.
Listen to oilygarchy.mp3 y'all hear.
OILYGARCHY by Christy Martin 2004
Verse 1
Gonna tell you a story ‘bout a man named “Jeb”,
Governor of Florida, brother of the Pres.
Business and politics are their specialty
The folks that run the Oilygarchy.
(Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea)
Verse 2
Saddam Hussein sittin in Iraq,
Wondered when the good old boys were going to attack.
Bush and Cheney lookin for a war
But its really oil that they’re lookin for.
Verse 3
Down in Iowa where the pigs are grown,
GMO corn and soybeans are sown.
Go to the market everywhere you see
Frankenfoods from the Oilygarchy.
(Oil that is, corn oil, corn flakes)
Verse 4
Up in Alaska where the Polars roam
Theres a lotta oil for to heat your home
Chevron and Exxon and BP
They finance the Oilygarchy
Verse 5
Greenhouse gasses spewing from the cars
Heatin up the planet, Fueling oil wars.
Use less – share more- sell your SUV
Time to stop the Oilygarchy.
OILYGARCHY WORDS SUBMITTED BY:
D. Claudia Thompson
Laramie WY,
July 17, 2006
Gonna Tell you all a story 'bout a man named Bush,
A poor politico, barly kept his money hush;
One day while he was thinking could his friends make more,
The answer came to him, gotta start a little war.
(Defense, that is; fully justified; self preservation)
Well that Saddam Hussein is a really bad dude.
When daddy was prez, that son was rude.
But what really gripes me and makes my blood boil
'Bout that Saddam Hussein is, he's got oil!
Me and Dick and Ken and Karl,
We all live by the price per barrel
Gotta control that ppb
In order to stay the oilygarchy
But mama told me that war destroys
Bless you, mama, for keeping us boys
From missing a bet and losing our fun.
This is a job for Halliburton!
It was all sussed out, easy as a song.
It was all fool-proof, so what went wrong?
May the trouble was you didn't suss
Who the bigger fools were, you or us
HERE'S ANOTHER SUBMISSION FROM A FRIEND IN PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
I recently saw you in Placerville and really enjoyed your show. I came to your website and couldn't resist adding to your song:
Because all our money goes directly to Iraq
Education and health care falls into the cracks
We can give our thanks to the Oilyarchy
That the USA is a third world country!
(spoken) Who can afford health insurance? CEOs; movie stars
I hope you will return to our area.
Sincerely,
Margrit Petrofsky