ポールの娘ヘザーがセックス・ピストルズを代表とするイギリスのパンクロックが好きだったのに影響され、パンク・ロックっぽい曲を作ろうとして出来た曲。ポールが新聞記事で読んだオイルショック(Oil Crisis)を文字ってタイトルを付け、そこから物語風の歌詞を作った。 この曲は未発表のままであるが、ポールがDJを担当したラジオ番組『Oobu Joobu』の第2回で、1980年に録音されたデモが放送され、その時にポールがこの曲の制作過程を語っている。 ボーカルのほとんどがハーフ・スポークンである。 この曲のデモは2種類あり、(1)1977年夏に制作されたデモと、(2)1980年にアルバム『Tug Of War』のために制作されたデモ がある。それぞれ以下のブートで聴くことができる。
(1)1977年デモ London Town Roughs & Demos (Mistral Music ― MM 9105) London Town Sessions (Misterclaudel ― mccd 04) Water Wings (Disc 3) (Vigotone (fake) ― VT500 X 2 BEAT) Home Demo’s (Orange ― Orange 14)
(2)1980年デモ Oobu Joobu Part 1 & 2 (Disk 2) (Yellow Cat Records ― YC 046) Rude Studio Demos (Columbus Records ― CD 080) Studio Tracks Vol. 4 (Chapter One ― CO25147) Tug Of War Demos (Red Square ― RS 03) Give Us A Chord Paul (Angry Dog ― AD 9901) War And Peace (Instant Analysis ― R&G 1020)
歌詞 Prick the blighter One night in the life of a kid named Sid He was scarred with a rod in a pyramid There was only one thing holding him in check Well, he didn’t, he must have a chance ‘Cause it’s always doing the ancient dance She didn’t even glance at the pimple on his neck
You see, he had a boil crisis, boil crisis Once again, it rears its ugly head
A fairy tale is coming true In the land of the wife of Mr. Montague As the fashion folder crapper moseys in But madam’s mind is occupied With thousand horrors petrified She’d admit you to the black head on her chin
She got a boil crisis, boil crisis Once again, it rears its ugly head
But the fight went on over the life of Sid On the night in the junior champion’s quest Is all he will have a modern judge’s toast? As almost everybody had guessed The judges found it second best Through the huge unsightly boil upon his nose
He had a boil crisis Once again, it rears its ugly head Prick the blighter
One night in the life of a kid named Sid He was scarred with a rod in a pyramid There was only one thing holding him in check Well, he didn’t, he must have a chance As long as doing the ancient dance She didn’t glance at the pimple on his neck
He had a boil crisis, boil crisis Once again, it rears its ugly head Boil crisis, boil crisis
Well, the fight went on over the life of Sid On the night in the junior champion’s quest As all he will have a modern judge’s toast? As almost everybody guessed The judges found it second best Through the huge unsightly boil upon his nose