ASHLAND OIL (FOLK SONG)

THIS IS A SONG WRITTEN ABOUT ASHLAND OIL'S PROBLEMS IN THE MARTHA OIL FIELD IN MARTHA, KENTUCKY CAUSED BY ASLAND'S WRECKLESS DRILLING PRACTICES. THEY BROUGHT N.O.R.M. (NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS) TO THE SURFACE WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER OIL. NOW RADIOACTIVE WASTE ARE ON MANY LANDOWNERS PROPERTIES. THIS AFFECTS PROPERTY VALUE AND POSES HEALTH RISKS.

HERE ARE THE WORDS....

Ashland Oil

(Banjo tune: Ida Red)




Ashland Oil, Ashland Oil

Whose afraid of Ashland oil?

Radiation in the air

Radiation in the soil

Ashland Oil, Ashland Oil

Were all dying near Ashland oil.




The oil came from Kentucky shale

The money flowed, it didn't fail

But what came up with the pumping water

Will kill your son, will kill your daughter

Ashland Oil, Ashland Oil

Were all dying near Ashland oil




We wrote to the lawyers, addressed the nation

To try and get some compensation

Radium here, Polonium there

Deadly atoms in the air

Ashland Oil, Ashland Oil

Were all dying near Ashland oil




You can bet our case will fail

Nobody will go to jail

The legislatures bought and sold

And we'll all die before were old

Ashland Oil Ashland Oil

Were all dying near Ashland oil




Bishop Ralph will yell and shout

The judge will throw our experts out

Otto Raabe will testify

That natural background rates are high

Ashland Oil, Ashland oil

Were all dying near Ashland oil




If you come to this part of Kentucky

You better hope that you are lucky

This is all stochastic harm

They say there's no cause for alarm

Ashland Oil, Ashland Oil

Death remains here in the soil

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• ASHLAND
• OIL
• SLUDGE
• DUMP
• RADIOACTIVE
• WASTE
• NORM
• DIRTY
• PIT
• WELL
• ENVIRONMENT
• HOT
• POLLUTION
• WATER
• SOIL
• AIR
• CONTAMINATION
• BAD

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