John Oaks Lyrics

VERSE:
John Oaks is in the neighborhood
Protecting all the trees
He's the master of irrigation
And he knows what he sees
VERSE:
Grape farmers watering everywhere
Pipes running where they please
John sees his laws are broken
Trees drowning where they breathe
VERSE:
Now John used to be a mellow man
Drinking Chai and smoking weed
Ain't no one in the county
Ever see'd whatever he see'd
CHORUS:
John Oaks,
John Oaks,
John Oaks,
John Oaks,
VERSE:
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:
To protect them from the politicians
Using them to get ahead
Preying on the people
Trying to get inside their heads
VERSE:
John Oaks is really stand-up
He won't take sh*t lying down
He calls it like he sees it
And he puts his money down
CHORUS:
John Oaks,
John Oaks,
John Oaks,
John Oaks,
VERSE:
One day at the demonstration
John Oaks was standing up
He arrived there at the location
In his old pickup truck
VERSE:
Took a rake in his hand
And his workers by his side
Stood there waiting for his turn
To speak and turn the tide
VERSE:
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:
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:
John Oaks saw law and order
Was leading him astray
Tried to get back in his pickup
With his workers to get away
VERSE:
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,
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
VERSE:
They said he had a pistol
When the old pickup backfired
And shot him there behind the wheel
And then John Oaks expired
VERSE:
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
OUTRO:
John Oaks,
John Oaks,
John Oaks,
John Oaks,