We’ve been travelin ‘round the sun and seen what our country’s done,
And it seems to us they can’t stop makin’ war;
We remember ’45; they burned Hiroshima alive.
There’s been so many wars we hardly can keep score.
Now tell us…
How did our oil get underneath their soil,
And why do they think war will be the answer?

Well, they marched into Korea and it made us tear our hair
To think about the people dying there;
Then we learned what war was for: how they used the young and poor
To ring up profits for those friggin’ billionaires. 
So tell us…
How did our oil get underneath their soil,
And why do they think war will be the answer?

Then they went to Vietnam, killing children with Napalm;
Agent Orange killed what they had left behind.
The Bay of Pigs, El Salvador, and a war called Desert Storm;
It seemed we had to be protesting all the time.
Now tell us…
How did our oil get underneath their soil,
And why do they think war will be the answer?

Afghanistan was next, and it really made us vexed
To see them building bases in Iraq;
And we knew that they were lyin’ while so many folks were dyin’
So we marched and chanted “Bring all our troops back.”
Now tell us…
How did our oil get underneath their soil,
And why do they think war will be the answer?

Well, it’s worse than ever now; they’re starting new wars every month,
And they expect us to believe them when they claim
That Venezuela is a threat, and Greenland might be next,
And this government is totally insane!
So tell us…
How did our oil get underneath their soil,
And why do they think war will be the answer?

We’ll, we’ve worked for all our years through the pain and through the tears
To stop these bloody wars by US hands.
And we’re glad you’ll hear our song, and even sing along,
And perhaps you’ll help us finally understand:
So tell us…
How did our oil get underneath their soil,
And why do they think war will be the answer?

Melody can be heard at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VfS5sjjlm0