GUNNER JOE (DOES YOUR OIL RUN RED)
© 2003 J.H.D. Charlton. Copyright control. All Rights Reserved

Does your oil run red in Houston Town ?
Does it burn in Abilene ?
Does your oil run red in Houston Town ?
What price your gasoline ?

Gunner Joe was a Houston Kid
He joined up with The Marines
Well, they trained him hard
And they shipped him out
From Fort Hood in Killeen

They dropped poor Joe in a hot LZ
To face the Persian steel
Through blood stained wire
He saw men on fire
Near the Burquan fields

Does your oil run red in Houston Town ?
Does it burn in Abilene ?
Does your oil run red in Houston Town ?
What price your gasoline ?

Gunner Joe was on patrol
When he heard that RPG
As he ran for his jeep
He discovered how cheap
Life in Basra can be

They shipped Joe home in a cardboard box
To his wife and babies three
The White House said,
“This poor Jarhead
Died for Democracy”

Does your oil run red in Houston Town ?
Does it burn in Abilene ?
Does your oil run red in Houston Town ?
What price your gasoline ?