A public domain anti-war and anti-recruitment protest folk song from the early 1980s--with some early 21st-century lyrical updates.
They want you to die for oil six thousands miles from home
They want you to die for profits, they want you to die all alone
They want you to die for Rumsfeld
And so the Bush dynasty can rule
Uncle Sam wants you
But only a fool
Would Die to Defend Chevron.
They want you to die for Mobil, they want you to die for the big banks
They want you to die for their markets, they want you to die for Wall Street
They want you to die for Lockheed, and for the stock of Halliburton
Uncle Sam wants you
But only a fool
Would Die to Defend Chevron.
They want to draft you from high school and use your body as they wish
They want to test out their new missiles, they've gotten the nuclear itch
They want you to take on the Mid-East, so Benjamin Netanyahu can rule
Uncle Sam wants you
But only a fool
Would Die to Defend Chevron.
They want to march you as a soldier to die on a battlefield
They want to use nuclear weapons, they still want to rule the world
They want you to die for Carlyle and forget about the price of food
Uncle Sam wants you
But only a fool
Would Die to Defend Chevron.
They want you to wave their flag as you stand there without any arms
They want you to sit in a wheelchair and wave your medals in a bar
They want you to kill for Cheney
And die for Condoleezza
Uncle Sam wants you
But only a fool
Would Die To Defend Chevron.
Yes, they want you to die for oil six thousand miles from home
They want you to die for profits, they want you to die all alone
They want you to die for Clinton
And so Barack Obama can rule
Uncle Sam wants you
But only a fool
Would Die to Defend Chevron.
`Die To Defend Chevron' Folk Song Lyrics From Early 1980s and Early 21st-Century