The Petroleum Blues Songtext
von Mitch Kashmar

Harp intro

My head is poundin' and I'm startin' to choke
Just drivin' around in all this smog and smoke
Petroleum blues
I got the petroleum blues
I'm feelin' like some kind of fool
Ridin' 'round on fossil fuel


A hundred dollars just to fill your car
I hope you don't have to drive too far
Petroleum blues (petroleum blues)
Oh the petroleum blues (petroleum blues)
How much money we gonna lose (oooo)
To the petroleum blues
You know we spinnin' and drillin' down by New Orleans
The beach is black, but the money is green
Petroleum blues (petroleum blues)
Yeah I got the petroleum blues (petroleum blues)
You can't win, only gonna lose (ooooo)
To the petroleum blues
Alright Jimmy!

Piano solo

Well, what the hell we doin' over in Iraq
Gotta get this monkey off our back
Petroleum blues (petroleum blues)
Yeah the petroleum blues (petroleum blues)
How many troops are we gonna lose
To the petroleum blues (petroleum blues)
Hey Mr. Senator Mr. Congressman
Get up offa your can and make a plan
To the Petroleum blues (petroleum blues)
Yeah the Petroleum blues (petroleum blues)
You can't win, only gonna lose
To the Petroleum blues
Harp solo(Petroleum blues, Petroleum blues, ooooh)
To coda