Christmas Carols Against Fracking

Marcellus Protest sings Christmas carols on the steps of Pittsburgh's City-County Building on December 11, 2010.

Sung to “Jingle Bells” (Weir)

Dumping in our streams
From your toxic field of dreams
O’er our hills you go
Fracking to and fro
Protests start to ring
Making spirits sing
Oh what fun it is to be
In a City fracking free

OH…Frackers Go, Frackers Go..Frackers Go Away
Pittsburgh’s green and we have seen a ban on evil ways…

A month or two ago
We thought of Pittsburgh pride
And soon Doug and his gang
Were seated by our side
Our course was well thought out
Good fortune seemed our lot
We stood our ground, we marched down town
And got our point across

OH..Frackers Go, Frackers Go, Frackers Go Away
Pittsburgh’s green and we have seen a ban on evil ways
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Sung to “I’m Gettin Nuttin for Christmas” (Weir)

They took our water and our land
Somebody poisoned me
Range Resource and Company
Somebody poisoned me

They spilled toxins on our land
A toxic mix that’s their own brand
Put money in our leaders’ hands
Somebody poisoned me

Oh..I’m getting’ toxins for Christmas
Somebody poisoned the well
I’m getting’ toxins for Christmas
These drillers can go straight to hell

Benzene, toluene, xylene too
Somebody poisoned me
And that is just to name a few
Somebody poisoned me

They lied and told us no one died
Government ignored their cries
We will not let them deny
Somebody poisoned me

Oh..They’re bringin’ frackin’ for Christmas
It’s making Jesus real sad
They’re bringin’ frackin’ for Christmas
And they know that frackin’ is bad
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Sung to “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” (Weir)

We wish you a frack-free Christmas
We wish you a frack-free Christmas
We wish you a frack-free Christmas
And a healthy New Year!

Good tidings to you and all of your kin
Good tidings..Stop Fracking!
And a healthy New Year.

Oh.bring forth more bans on drilling
Oh bring forth more bans on drilling
Oh bring forth more bans on drilling
Our earth is too dear!

We won’t go until you stop this
We won’t go until you stop this
We won’t go until we get back
Clean water and air!
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Sung to: “Winter Wonderland”
"Fracking Wonderland" (Lorig from Texas)

Fire bells ring, are you listening
In the lane, oil is glistening
A terrible sight,
the gas drills at night.
Walking in a fracked up wonderland.

Gone away is the bluebird,
they're all dead ain't no new birds
the pipes that they laid,
sent the wildlife away,
living in a fracked up wonderland.

In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Til Haliburton comes and knocks it down
they'll say: Are you leasing?
We'll say: No man,
there ain't no frickin frackin in this town!

Later on, we'll expire,
when our sink erupts in fire
To fight unafraid,
The plans that they've made,
living in a fracked up wonderland.

In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Til Haliburton comes and knocks it down
they'll say: Are you leasing?
We'll say: No man,
there ain't no frickin frackin in this town!

When they come and start to drilling,
it's not just us that they're killing
We'll frolic and play, when we run them away,
living in a fracked up wonderland.
living in a fracked up wonderland.
living in a fracked up wonderland.
living in a fracked up wonderland.
living in a fracked up wonderlaaaaaaand