I worked for Drake in 59 way back in Titusville,
The state called Pennsylvania
I've chased the oil fields ever since,
my name is Boomtown Bill.
I've worked in wind and weather
of rain and sleet and snow.
Yes, I done all the work, folks,
but John D. got the dough.
I don't like them company unions,
I'm C .I .O. from head to toe,
my name is Boomtown Bill.
of which I'm mighty proud.
I don't like your company union
cause it just don't fill the bill.
I'm a U .S .A .N. C .I .O.
I've polished bits in Texas
from the ocean to the plain,
Worked every field in the 48 states
And now we're fighting in a war,
And the best way to beat Hitler
Across the rolling ocean,
the whole wide world around,
fighting to tear old Hitler down.
Yes, I'm an oil field worker
and a soldier in my field,
I'll fight to save our oil fields,
my name is Boomtown Bill.
of which I'm mighty proud,
I don't like your company union
cause it just don't fill the bill.
I've got a lot of work to do
and a great big war to win
I'll take my pipe wrench back to work
The CIO is the best I know
from the wildcat to the still
So work and fight for what is right
and remember Boomtown Bill.
of which I'm mighty proud.
I don't like your company union
cause it just don't fill the bill.
and my name is Boomtown Bill.
