(sung to the tune of “The Ballad of Jed
Clampett”
– theme song for the Beverly Hillbillies TV show)
by Brad French – copyright 2010
Come and listen to a story of a British company
Who leased a risky well at the bottom of the sea
And then made sure there were no contingencies
For any catastrophic faults or accidental leaks.
Oil spill
BP’s gold
Floating free
So the first thing to go is TransOcean’s drilling rig
The folks in the Gulf never seen a fire so big
The oil and the methane just start gushing from the well
Then BP sprays dispersant and says everything is swell
Lying, they are
Through their teeth
No regrets
Well it’s time to call the Coast Guard and to wash the birds
with Dawn
And you can say goodbye to all the fish and shrimp now gone
And say goodbye to oysters and Gulf beaches tar-ball free
And have a heapin’ helpin’ of U.S.
bureaucracy
Oil industry
Palms well greased
Too big to regulate
Y’all bend over now, y’hear?