When I was young all the petrol was so plentiful
Bountiful, oh, liberal, my tank was full.
And all the pumps on the street they would dangle so happily,
Joyfully, oh, playfully filling me.

And then a shortage arose and I tried to be sensible
Logical, economical, responsible.
And now they doubled the price filling up can be ludicrous
Ridiculous, I get furious, impetuous.

__The Topical Song, by The Barron Knights