You oil field workers, come and listen to me I'm goin' to tell you a story about old John D That company union made a fool out of me That company union don't charge no dues It leaves you a-singing them Rockefeller blues That company union made a fool out of me Takes that good ole C.I.O., boys To keep that oil a-rollin', rollin' over the sea Takes that good ole C.I.O., boys To keep that oil a-rollin' over the sea Drilling oil to beat Japan But the company union don't give a damn That company union made a fool out of me The oil field workers and the NMU Going to beat Hitler, and damn quick, too That company union made a fool out of me Old Berlin to Tokyo Tanks can't roll if the oil don't flow That company union made a fool out of me Canada to Mexico They're joining up with the C.I.O That company union made a fool out of me C.I.O. is the place for me When this war is over, I want to be free That company union made a fool out of me I'm a union man in a union war It's a union land I'm a-fightin' for That company union made a fool out of me