Well I left Kentucky
back in '49
an' went to Detroit
workin' on an
assembly line
The first year they
had me puttin'
wheels on Cadillacs
Every day I'd watch
them beauties roll by
and sometimes I'd
hang my head and cry
'Cause I always wanted
me one that was
long and black
One day I devised
myself a plan
that should be the envy
of most any man
I'd sneak it out of there
in a lunchbox
in my hand
Now gettin' caught
meant gettin' fired
but I figured I'd
have it all by
the time I retired
I'd have me a car worth
at least a hundred grand
I'd get it one piece
at a time
and it wouldn't
cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when
I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around
in style
I'm gonna drive
everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only
one there is a round
So the very next day
when I punched in
with my big lunchbox
and with help
from my friends
I left that day with a
lunch box full of gears
I've never considered
myself a thief
but GM wouldn't miss
just one little piece
Especially if I strung
it out over several years
The first day
I got me a fuel pump
and the next day
I got me an engine
and a trunk
Then I got me a
transmission and
all of the chrome
The little things I
could get in my
big lunchbox
like nuts an' bolts
and all four shocks
But the big stuff
we snuck out in
my buddy's
mobile home
Now up to now
my plan went alright
til we tried to put it
all together one night
And that's when
we noticed that
something was
definitely wrong
The transmission
was a '53
and the motor turned
out to be a '73
And when we tried
to put in the bolts
all the holes were gone
So we drilled it out
so that it would fit
with a little bit
of help with
an adapter kit
We had that
engine runnin'
just like a song
Now the headlight
that was another sight
we had two on the
left and one
on the right
But when we pulled out
the switch all
three of 'em come on
The back end looked
kinda funny too
but we put it together
and when we got through
Well that's when
we noticed that we
only had one tail fin
About that time
my wife walked out
and I could see
in her eyes that
she had her doubts
But she opened the door
and said Honey
take me for a spin
So we drove up town
just to get the tags
and I headed a right
on down main drag
I could hear
everybody laughin'
for blocks around
But up there
at the court house
they didn't laugh
'cause to type it up it
took the whole staff
And when they
got through the title
weighed sixty pounds
I got it one piece
at a time
and it didn't cost
me a dime
You'll know it's me
when I come
through your town
I'm gonna ride
around in style
I'm gonna drive
everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the
only one there is around
Uh yeah Red Ryder
this is the cotton mouth
in the Psycho Billy
Cadillac come on
Huh this is the
cotton mouth
negatory on the cost
of this mow-chine
there
You might say
I went right up
to the factory
and picked it up
it's cheaper that way
Uh, what model is it?
Well, it's a
'49, '50, '51, '52,
'53, '54, '55, '56
'57, '58' 59' automobile
It's a '60, '61, '62,
'63, '64, '65, '66,
'67 '68, '69,
'70 automobile