Black is beautiful, when we strike with luck Black is wonderful, when it makes a buck Texas, Oklahoma, oh, you know it well Fossil fuel the golden rule An' send the earth to hell Numb the pain All is bright, all is gain Sinkhole sweet, little quakes Bankers grin, Trojan lakes Oil today, gone tomorrow Wealth, prestige, paves the sorrow Climate change don't mean much In an ivory tower power lunch Jobs for the hungry mob You worked for it, you did not rob Silver, gold and sweetest crude While you win the world will lose Less for them, more for you Black rainfall, environment blues