Way back in the year of 2017
The sun was growing hotter
And the oil was way beyond its peak
The crazy Hector Johnson broke into the refinery
And the black gold started flowing
Just like Boston Tea
It was the summer of the riots
And London suffered sweltering heat
And the gangs of Mini Coopers
Took the battle to the streets
But when the creed was handed down
For no more trucks and no more cars
They threw cans of petrol through the windows
Of Scotland Yard and they yelled
Gasoline will be free, will be free
When the Mounties stormed the palace
Of the Saudi family
They held them up for ransom
Without disturbing their high tea
But their getaway was shaky
They stalled in the Riyadh streets
Cause you can't make it very far when your tank is on empty
When the final can of gasoline was loaded on a truck
And driven through the streets of Agra to the palace aqueduct
You see, all the majesty of worship that once
Adorned these fatal halls
Was just a target for the angry
As they blew up the Taj Mahal and they yelled
Gasoline will be free, will be free
My friend Gary ran a market way down in Tennessee
Where the farmers got together and talked about this great country
But when the government turned its back on the farming man, what I hear
Is they dragged the pumps out of the ground
With a big vintage John Deere
I have soldiers on my payroll
Standing guard on my front drive
Snipers on my roof poised at those
Who didn't want me alive
Cause they audited my taxes
And my family under threat
Cause I have a message and a megaphone
And I'll scream it to the death
Gasoline will be free, will be free
You got the farms in Argentina
Making fuel from sugar cane
You got the bastards in Washington
Afraid of popping that greed vein
Cause the money is in the pipeline
And the pipeline is running dry
And we'll be the last to recognize
Where there is shit there's always flies
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