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Johnny Cash - One Piece At a Time
[Intro]
F Bb C7 F
[Verse 1]
Well, I Fleft Kentucky back in '49
And went to BbDetroit working on assembly line
The C7first year, they had me putting wheels on CadilFlac's
Every Fday, I'd watch them beauties roll by
And Bbsometimes I'd hang my head and cry
'cause I C7always wanted me one that was long and Fblack
One Fday, I devised myself a plan
That should Bbbe the envy of most any man
I'd C7sneak it outta there in a lunchbox in my Fhand
Now, Fgetting caught meant getting fired
But I Bbfigured I'd have it all by the time I retired
I'd C7have me a car worth at least a hundred Fgrand
[Chorus]
I'd get it Fone piece at a time and it Bbwouldn't cost me a dime
You'll C7know it's me when I come through your Ftown
I'm gonna Fride around in style, I'm gonna Bbdrive everybody wild
'cause I'll C7have the only one there is aFround
[Verse 2]
So the Fvery next day when I punched in
With my Bbbig lunchbox and with help from my friend
I C7left that day with a lunchbox full of Fgears
I've Fnever considered myself a thief
But GBbM wouldn't miss just one little piece
EsC7pecially if I strung it out over several Fyears
The Ffirst day, I got me a fuel pump
And the Bbnext day, I got me an engine and a trunk
Then C7I got me a transmission and all the Fchrome
The little Fthings I could get in my big lunchbox
Like Bbnuts and bolts and all four shocks
But the C7big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile Fhome
Now Fup to now, my plan went alright
'til we Bbtried to put it all together one night
And C7that's when we noticed that something was definitely Fwrong
The Ftransmission was a '53
And the Bbmotor turned out to be a '73
And C7when we tried to put in the bolts, all the holes were Fgone
So we Fdrilled it out so that it would fit
And with a Bblittle bit of help from an adapter kit
We C7had that engine running just like a Fsong
Now the Fheadlights, they was another sight
We had Bbtwo on the left and one on the right
But C7when we pulled out the switch, all three of 'em come Fon
The Fback end looked kind of funny too
But we Bbput it together and when we got through
Well, C7that's when we noticed that we only had one tail Ffin
AFbout that time, my wife walked out
And I could Bbsee in her eyes that she had her doubts
But she C7opened the door and said, "Honey, take me for a Fspin"
So we Fdrove uptown just to get the tags
And I Bbheaded her right on down main drag
I could C7hear everybody laughing for blocks aFround
But up Fthere at the courthouse, they didn't laugh
'cause to Bbtype it up, it took the whole staff
And when C7they got through, the title weighed sixty Fpounds
[Chorus]
I got it Fone piece at a time and it Bbdidn't cost me a dime
You'll C7know it's me when I come through your Ftown
I'm gonna Fride around in style, I'm gonna Bbdrive everybody wild
'cause I'll C7have the only one there is aFround
[Outro]
FUh, yeah, Red Rider, this is the Cottonmouth
FIn the psychobilly Cadillac, come on
FHuh? Uh, this is the Cottonmouth
FAnd negatory on the cost of this machine there, Red Rider
FYou might say I went right up to the factory and picked it up
FIt's cheaper that way
FUh, what model is it?
Well, it's a 'F49, '50, '51, '52, 'Bb53, '54, '55, '56
'C757 '58 '59 automoFbile
It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, 'Bb64, '65, '66, '67
'C768, '69, '70 automoFbile
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