DESCRIPTION:
Jessie Veeder sings about the people of western North Dakota's oil boom and takes to the streets of her hometown of Watford City to tell their story. Jessie's "Boomtown" has been featured globally in news segments and documentaries about the life in the Bakken.
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Thank you to all the people in this video so willing share a snapshot of life in the Bakken and the reason you are here.

Music and Lyrics by: Jessie Veeder
http://www.jessieveedermusic.com
Music Recorded, mixed and mastered: Makoche Studios http://makochestudio.com
Music Produced by: David Swenson with Jessie Veeder and Gene Veeder
Video produced by: http://www.quantumprond.com / Nolan Johnson
Jessie Veeder's Blog about life on her ranch in Western ND:
http://www.veederranch.com
Jessie Veeder is also a columnist for Forum Communications. Her columns are published in newspapers across the state of North Dakota.

LYRICS: (Copyright: Jessie Veeder)

Boomtown

Donny's got a truck and he's always here on time
big buttes and gravel roads
keeps it between two lines
30 bucks an hour and the pay is good
but no time's better spent
than the way a daddy should
still he hangs around
Boomtown

Shelly don't stop moving 'till the sun goes down
what she once was she's not
what she's lost's now found
brings them breakfast in the morning
and ice cold beer at night
listens to them talk
breaks up their fights
she stands her ground
Boomtown

People lined like houses up and down the street
Bottom line below us, 'bout 10,000 feet
22 below you find a better place to go
You'd be here too, you know you'd hand around
Boomtown

Heard they just got married down in Arkansas
Lost a child and a job before they made the call
Heard the weather's rough and the houses few
Got something for me sir?
What's a man to do
but try his round
Boomtown

Stopped by the farmhouse the other day
Jimmy's moved back home
He's helping dad cut hay
Pumps in the morning
But he gets home by five
We almost lost him there
Now he's more alive
God bless the sound
Boomtown