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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Tennessee Three
Background Vocals
J. Hensley
Guitar
Bob Wootton
Guitar
Bobby Thompson
Guitar
Jack Routh
Guitar
Larry McCoy
Piano
Pete Wade
Guitar
Dave Kirby
Guitar
Marshall Grant
Bass
Helen Carter Jones
Guitar
Jimmy Capps
Guitar
Lloyd Green
Steel Guitar
Tommy Williams
Mandolin
Tommy Jackson
Fiddle
Buddy Spicher
Fiddle
Johnny Gimble
Fiddle
Earl Ball
Piano
Charlie McCoy
Harmonica
Joe Allen
Bass
Henry Strzelecki
Bass
Willie Ackerman
Drums
Kenny Malone
Drums
David Briggs
Piano
George Tidwell
Trumpet
Jerry Carrigan
Drums
The Nashville Edition
Background Vocals
W.S. Holland
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Wayne Kemp
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Casey
Executive Producer
Charlie Bragg
Engineer
Randy Kling
Mastering Engineer
Don Davis
Producer
Hoyt Dooley
Mastering Engineer
Margie Hunt
Executive Producer
Roger Tucker
Engineer
Danny Jones
Engineer
Denny Purcell
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Well, I left Kentucky back in '49
An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly 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 around
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 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 all right
'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
And with a little bit of help with an adapter kit
We had that engine runnin' just like a song
Now the headlight' 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 her right on down main drag
I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around
But up there at the courthouse they didn't laugh
'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff
And when they got through the title weighed 60 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
Ugh! Yeah, Red Ryder
This is the Cotton Mouth
In the Psycho Billy Cadillac come on
Huh, This is the Cotton Mouth
And negatory on the cost of this mow-chine there Red Ryder
You might say I went right up to the factory
And picked it up, it's cheaper that way
Ugh!, 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
Writer(s): Wayne Kemp
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