© 2012 N. Starr
To the tune of “Silver Bells”
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When the wells went
Dry so quickly
Three years after first frack
As we now
Know that they’re prone
To doing.
Now two new trucks
In the driveway
But our water is bad
And it’s obvious in every way:
Boom and bust, boom and bust
It’s fracking time in the country.
It’s ca-ching when drilling
But soon it all goes away.
Now we’re left with
Toxic landscapes
All the tourists are gone
And the lakes
Smell of methane
and benzene.
Small time farmers
Lost their water
And their animals too
Though it’s too late you’ll hear people say:
Boom and bust, boom and bust
It’s fracking time in the country.
It’s ca-ching when drilling
But soon it all goes away.
Well the frackers
Went so crazy
That the price of gas crashed
And only
The financiers
Made money.
But they can’t stop
All the drilling
‘Cause the stock price would tank
It’s a ponzi scheme all of the way:
Boom and bust, boom and bust
It’s fracking time in the country.
It’s ca-ching when drilling
But soon it all goes away.
