On behalf of our Texas Oil & Gas Column Writer, Paul Wiseman, we would like to share a song with you — a throwback from the previous big downturn released in April of 2015. Original Song, “Release Me” by Eddie Miller and Robert Young, 1949. “Lease Me” lyrics © Paul Wiseman 2015.

Please, please lease me, let us drill
Exploration or infill.
To waste reserves would be a sin
So lease me, and let us drill again.

You have found oil here before
Seismic shows there’s plenty more
Prices cannot stay so low
So lease me and let those pipelines flow.

Please, please lease me, let us drill
Exploration or infill.
To waste reserves would be a sin
So lease me, and let us drill again.

Please, please lease me can’t you see
Bit by bit return to me.
Empty drill pads bring me pain.
So lease me and let us drill again.

Please, please lease me, let us drill
Exploration or infill.
To waste reserves would be a sin
So lease me, and let us drill again.

Location: Ken Goldsmith’s MudRock Studio. Videographer: Kim Smith.