John Oaks

Lyrics

[Verse 1] John Oaks is in the neighborhood Protectin' all the trees He's the master of irrigation And he knows what he sees [Verse 2] Great farmers watering everywhere Pipes runnin' where they please John sees his laws are broken Trees drowning where they breathe [Verse 3] Now John used to be a mellow man Drinkin' Chai and smokin' weed Ain't no one in the county Ever see'd what he see'd [Chorus] John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks [Verse 4] Old John rides in his pickup With rakes and friends in the back Workers he takes with him Then he drives them all back [Verse 5] To protect 'em from the politicians Using them to get ahead Preyin' on the people Tryin' to get inside their heads [Verse 6] John Oaks is really stand up He won't take shit lyin' down He calls it like he sees it And he puts his money down [Chorus] John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks [Verse 7] One day at the demonstration John Oaks was standin' up He arrived there at the location In his old pickup truck [Verse 8] Took a rake in his hand And his workers by his side Stood there waitin' for his turn To speak and turn the tide [Verse 9] When he found himself surrounded By police everywhere They tried to take his workers to jail When he grabbed one by his hair [Chorus] John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks [Verse 10] Shots rang out and people yelled As the police took control Shot a black man right where he fell With a sniper on the knoll [Verse 11] John Oaks saw law and order Was leadin' him astray Tried to get back in his pickup With his workers to get away [Verse 12] That's when the police moved in And stood there in his way John started up his pickup And that was his last day [Chorus] John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks [Guitar Solo] [Verse 13] They said he had a pistol When the old pickup backfired And they shot him there behind the wheel And then John Oaks expired [Verse 14] The workers grabbed the rakes And that's all that I can say They went to the cemetery And they stay there to this day [Chorus] John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks [Harmonica Solo] [Outro] John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks John Oaks