Hot Rod Lincoln lyrics

Well you heard the story of the hot rod race that fatal day
When a Ford and a Mercury went out to play
Well this is the inside story, and I`m here to say
I was the kid that was drivin` that Model A

It`s got a Lincoln motor and it`s really souped up
That Model A body makes it look like a pup
It`s got twelve cylinders; uses them all
With an overdrive, that just won`t stall

Its got a 4-barrel carb and a dual exhaust
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 shinin` bright
Everything went fine up the Grapevine Hill
We was passing cars like they was standing still

All of a sudden like a flick of an eye
A Cadillac sedan had passed us by
The remark was made `Theres the car for me`
By then the taillight were all you could see

Now the fellas ribbed me for bein` behind
So I started to make that Lincoln unwind
I took my foot off the gas and man alive
I shoved it on down into overdrive

Wound it up to a hundred-and-ten
Twist the speedometer off at the end
I had my foot feed clear to the floor
Said that`s all there is and there ain`t no more

Went around a corner and I passed a truck
I whispered a prayer just for luck
Fenders was clickin` the guardrail posts
The guys beside me were white as a ghost

I guess that thought I`d lost my sense
The telephone poles looked like a picket fence
They said, `Slow down! I see spots!
The lines on the road just look like dots.`

Smoke was rollin` out of the back
When I started to gain on that Cadillac
I knew I could catch him, I thought I could pass
When I did I`d be short on gas

Went arround a corner with the tires in 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

And then all of the sudden a rod started knockin`
When down in the dips she started to rockin`
I look in my mirror; and a red light was blinkin`
Cops was after my Hot Rod Lincoln!

Well they arrested me and put me in jail
And called my pop to throw my bail
He said, `Son, you`re gonna` drive me to drinkin`
you don`t quit drivin` that Hot Rod Lincoln!`
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