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Buckets of Oil

Psalms of AscentTrack 9 of 15
Buckets of Oil — song artwork, Psalms of Ascent by Uncle Theology
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About this songA wife’s cheer for her guy: he doesn’t flex, he fears the Lord and works hard — and look at the table: a fruitful vine and olive shoots kicking the chairs. Psalm 128 as a stomp-clap anthem.
Big ideaThe blessed man isn’t the one with a black card but the one who fears the Lord — and his blessing shows up around the dinner table.
Doctrine
Fear of the Lord · Family blessing
Anchor text
Psalm 128:1–4
Form
Cheer-chant stomp pop
Voices
A wife, singing about her husband
Intro

(Hey!) (Hey!)
Buckets of oil! (Hey!)
Jars of wine! (Hey!)

Verse 1

He don't flex with a chain, don't flash a black card,
he gets up, gets it done, and he works it real hard;
he fears the Lord, walks the line every day,
eats the fruit of his hands, and it's well. Okay?

Chant

B-L-E-S-S-E-D (B-L-E-S-S-E-D!)
Blessed is the man and he fears the Lord, see?
B-L-E-S-S-E-D (B-L-E-S-S-E-D!)
That's my guy, and he's coming home to me!

Chorus

You can tell my guy's so fly.
Here's why:
he's got buckets of oil and jars of wine!
The wine is the wife that's portrayed as a vine;
the oil is the kids who will serve in their time.
(Buckets of oil!) (Jars of wine!)

Verse 2

Come on over for dinner, take a look at the spread:
I'm the vine in the house, got the whole crew fed;
olive shoots round the table, kicking chairs, making noise,
every one of 'em oil, every girl, every boy.

Chant

B-L-E-S-S-E-D (B-L-E-S-S-E-D!)
Blessed is the man and he fears the Lord, see?
B-L-E-S-S-E-D (B-L-E-S-S-E-D!)
That's my guy, and he's coming home to me!

Chorus

You can tell my guy's so fly.
Here's why:
he's got buckets of oil and jars of wine!
The wine is the wife that's portrayed as a vine;
the oil is the kids who will serve in their time.
(Buckets of oil!) (Jars of wine!)

Bridge

The Lord bless you out of Zion! (Hey!)
See Jerusalem do fine! (Hey!)
All the days of your life! (Hey!)
See your children's children's line! (Hey!)
Peace on Israel! (Hey!)
Peace on Israel! (Hey!)

Final Chorus

You can tell my guy's so fly.
Here's why:
he's got buckets of oil and jars of wine!
The wine is the wife that's portrayed as a vine;
the oil is the kids who will serve in their time.
(Buckets of oil!) (Jars of wine!)

Outro

B-L-E-S-S-E-D...
(Hey!)

Scripture References

  1. Psalm 128
  2. Psalm 127:3
  3. Proverbs 31:10-12
  4. Ephesians 5:25
  5. Psalm 1:1-3

Study this song

Teaching aids drawn from the song — for personal study or group discussion.

How the song moves

1
No chain, no black card
He gets up, gets it done, walks the line, and eats the fruit of his labor (Psalm 128:1–2).
2
B-L-E-S-S-E-D
Like Psalm 1, the song spells out who is truly happy: the one who fears the LORD (Psalm 128:1; Psalm 1:1).
3
Vine and olive shoots
The wife as a fruitful vine, the kids as olive shoots — wine and oil, joy and anointing, round the table (Psalm 128:3).
4
Bless you out of Zion
The blessing widens: from one table to Jerusalem to grandchildren to “peace upon Israel” (Psalm 128:5–6).

Key terms & allusions

  • Fear of the Lord — Not terror, but reverent love and awe that shapes how you live (Proverbs 1:7).
  • Olive shoots — Young sprouts around an old olive tree — growing, future-bearing, and producing oil for light and anointing.
  • Blessed — Hebrew ’ashre: truly happy, flourishing under God’s favor.

Discussion questions

  1. Why does the song say “he don’t flex” — what does the world think makes a man impressive?
  2. What do wine and oil picture in Scripture, and why do they fit a family?
  3. How does one household’s blessing connect to the blessing of the whole church (“peace on Israel”)?

For contemplation

  1. Look around your table this week and name each person as a blessing.
  2. Where is the fear of the Lord shaping (or not shaping) your daily work?
  3. Pray for your children’s children — even if they don’t exist yet.