Black Gold Rush

He just struck gold in North Dakota black tar oil found inside the
ground where the buffalo used to roam
There's a farmer's boy that wants to get well paid, provide for his family He made
With his high school girl they were saving for a home

So he meets with an oil businessman, slick black hair and a pen in hand
Waying if you're to sign you can start today
Since it pays better than $7.25, doesn't read the print signs every line
Jumps in the company truck and is on his way

There's an oasis that can't be found in the oil rigs of North Dakota
There's an oasis that can't be found in the rumbling grounds of North Dakota

Well a few years he's an oil man, for a couple raises and a bonus plan
Just for pumping water deep in the ground
He may have to work 60 hour weeks, for three days off so he can seek
to ease his mind in that awful ringing sound

At least when he's old he knows the floors won't shake, like when he's atop that rig they make
No OSHA net but a hard hat on his head
Well hour 50 being on the clock, his young mind's tired and there's no shock
First and last mistake made the flame spread

There's an oasis that can't be found in the oil rigs of North Dakota
There's an oasis that can't be found in the rumbling grounds of North Dakota

Well the oil boss didn't give a dime, to the dead man that put in his time
Working hard till the rig was destroyed
Cause he was only work for hire, no one's to blame for things this dire
Fine print makes it clear when you're first employed

So not much time had gone away, till they found another pawn that day
The oil boss licked his hair back with a comb
And of course they never went to court, they built themselves a legal fort
in fields of flames were buffalo don't roam

There's an oasis that can't be found in the oil rigs of North Dakota
There's an oasis that can't be found in the rumbling grounds of North Dakota