Get the Frack Outa Here by Bev Grant

Gas man came calling just the other day
Said you lease me your land and I promise we will pay
For what you got underground, we’ll bring it to the top
But first we gotta drill a hole and make those bubbles pop
We got a cocktail to inject. It’s a trade secret, don’t you know
We’ll shoot it deep inside the shale rock and shatter what’s below to get the Natural gas. Your lucky day will come at last
When we frack over here

My neighbor told me he got that same song and dance
The money sounded good and so he thought he’d take a chance
Now his chickens lost their feathers and some are now belated
‘cause the water in his well has been contaminated
Strike a match in his sink, watch the faucet catch on fire
The gas man says it’s not his fault but I know he’s a liar
Natural gas – you can kiss my ass
Get the frack outa here

Between a rock and a hard place. That’s where I am.
Lord knows we need the money, but I don’t understand..

How you can stand there and tell me, this is a good thing
While you poison our water with lead and benzene
Hydraulic fracturing, is making you a buck
While the rest of us get sick and die and you just say “tough luck.”
You try to make us think it’s safe. You even try to say it’s green.
By showing pretty pictures on our tv screen
Natural gas – you can kiss my ass
Get the frack outa here.
Natural gas – kiss my natural ass and
Get the frack outta here.

©2011Bev Grant