Story Behind The Song
All true stories about my 1973 Datsun
Song Description
Humorous sloppy bluegrass song about having a terrible car and hoping it can last until one can get out of debt. As heard on Car Talk, Jet Blue Airlines and SirrusXM.
| Song Length |
2:48 |
Genre |
Country - Bluegrass, Folk - Bluegrass |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Mixed Vocals |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Gracious |
Subject |
Comedy, Funny, Cars |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
Please old car
could hang around for one more year
So maybe, I could get ahead
please old car
could ya let me pay some people off
And I promise I'll let ya rust out among the dead
I was flyin' down
one of them Tennessee hills
went lookin' for the brake
but there weren't none to be found
I swerved through a bunch of cars
a curb threw my front end up
a wall of a mountain and slide me back down
I stopped in a parts store
to get me a little advice
the old car was fightin' me
for the gears
we opened up the hood
and a crowd they gathered around
folks sayin' "Man, we haven't seen a mess like this in years"
We were drivin' in the middle of the night
I seen sparks in the rear view mirror
a groan told us
something was draggin'
we stopped to investigate
found the talepipe had fell off
And old Larry tied it back with one of my boot strings