Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Hot Rod Jalopy, artist - Johnny Bond.
Date of issue: 13.04.2021
Song language: English
Hot Rod Jalopy |
Now you’ve heard the |
Story of the Hot Rod race |
When the Fords and the |
Mercury was setting the pace |
That story is true |
I’m here to say cause |
I was driving that Model A |
She’s got a Lincoln motor |
And it’s really souped up |
That Model A body |
Makes it look like a pup |
It’s got eight cylinders |
And uses them all |
With an overdrive |
That just won’t stall |
Got a 4-barrel carb |
And a dual exhaust |
With 4.11 gears |
You can really get lost |
It’s got safety tubes |
And I’m not scared |
The brakes are good |
And the tires are fair |
We left San Pedro |
Late one night |
The moon and the stars |
Was shining bright |
Everything went fine |
Up at Grapevine Hill |
We was passing cars like |
They was standing still |
Then all of a sudden |
Like the flick of an eye |
A Cadillac sedan |
Passed us by |
The remark was made |
That’s the car for me |
By then the tail light |
Was all you could see |
Well, the fellas ribbed me |
For being behind |
So I started to make |
That Lincoln unwind |
Took my foot off the gas |
And man alive |
I shoved it on down |
Into overdrive |
Well, I wound it up to |
A hundred and ten |
Twisted the speedometer |
Cable right off the end |
Had my foot glued |
Right to the floor |
I said, that’s all there is |
There ain’t no more |
Went around a corner |
And passed a truck |
I crossed my fingers |
Just for luck |
The fenders clicking |
The guard rail post |
The guy beside me |
White as a ghost |
I guess they thought |
I’d lost my sense |
The telephone poles |
Looked like a picket fence |
Said, slow down |
I see spots |
The lines in the road |
They just look like dots |
Smoke was rolling |
Outta the back |
When I started to gain |
On that Cadillac |
I knew I could catch him |
And hoped I could pass |
But when I did |
I’d be short on gas |
Went around the corner |
With the tires on the side |
You could feel the tension |
Man, what a ride |
I said, hold on |
I’ve got a license to fly |
And the Cadillac |
Pulled over and let me by |
Then all of a sudden |
A rod started knocking |
Down in the depths |
She started a rocking |
I looked in the mirror |
And a red light was blinking |
The cops was after |
My Hot Rod Lincoln |
Well, they arrested me |
And they put me in jail |
I called my pop |
To go my bail |
He said, son, you’re |
Gonna drive me to drinking |
If you don’t quit driving |
That Hot Rod Lincoln |