Keep That Oil a-Rollin' - Woody Guthrie

You oil field workers, come and listen to me

I’m goin' to tell you a story about old John D

That company union made a fool out of me

That company union don’t charge no dues

It leaves you a-singing them Rockefeller blues

That company union made a fool out of me

Takes that good ole C.I.O., boys

To keep that oil a-rollin', rollin' over the sea

Takes that good ole C.I.O., boys

To keep that oil a-rollin' over the sea

Drilling oil to beat Japan

But the company union don’t give a damn

That company union made a fool out of me

The oil field workers and the NMU

Going to beat Hitler, and damn quick, too

That company union made a fool out of me

Old Berlin to Tokyo

Tanks can’t roll if the oil don’t flow

That company union made a fool out of me

Canada to Mexico

They’re joining up with the C.I.O

That company union made a fool out of me

C.I.O.

is the place for me

When this war is over, I want to be free

That company union made a fool out of me

I’m a union man in a union war

It’s a union land I’m a-fightin' for

That company union made a fool out of me