You oil field workers, come and listen to me
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I'm goin' to tell you a story about old John D.
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That company union made a fool out of me.
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That company union don't charge no dues
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It leaves you a-singing them Rockefeller blues.
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That company union made a fool out of me.
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Takes that good ole C.I.O., boys
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To keep that oil a-rollin', rollin' over the sea.
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Takes that good ole C.I.O., boys
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To keep that oil a-rollin' over the sea.
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Drilling oil to beat Japan
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But the company union don't give a damn.
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That company union made a fool out of me.
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The oil field workers and the NMU
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Going to beat Hitler, and damn quick, too.
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That company union made a fool out of me.
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Old Berlin to Tokyo
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Tanks can't roll if the oil don't flow.
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That company union made a fool out of me.
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Canada to Mexico
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They're joining up with the C.I.O.
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That company union made a fool out of me.
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C.I.O. is the place for me
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When this war is over, I want to be free
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That company union made a fool out of me.
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I'm a union man in a union war
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It's a union land I'm a-fightin' for.
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That company union made a fool out of me.
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Keep That Oil A-Rollin'
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| Woody Guthrie |