Got Gas?
- Sung to
- The Marine Hymn
- Written by
- Laurie Rostholder
- Gaggle
- Seattle
adaptation by Laurie Rostholder of song by Glen Anderson
Know the tune The Marine Hymn? You're ready.
Record your gaggle singing it and we'll feature it here.
- Read the lyrics through once silently before singing.
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From Iraq and Venezuela
The Arabian and Caspian Seas,
We will pump out all the planet’s oil
Just to fuel our SUVs.
We can get ten miles per gallon
As we guzzle gasoline.
Since we’ll always need a lot more oil,
We’ll just call out the Marines.
We will pave the way for Texaco,
For Standard, ARCO, too,
And Exxon, Shell and AMOCO—
But the cost is paid by you.
And some foreigners will lose their land
And their lives when we invade,
But WE’LL get gas for our guzzling cars
And enemies that we’ve made.
From Honduras for United Fruit,
To anywhere for our banks,
We will conquer anyplace, anytime,
Until we run out of tanks.
So we cultivate our image
As we dominate the skies—
Not to protect rights and values,
But big business enterprise!