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Phil Vassar - Athens Grease
[Verse 1]
AIf you're headin' south on Georgia one twenty-nine
Straight into Athens past the Clark County line
There's an oEld Texaco right across from the Athens WoolwoArth
ABilly Joe Taylor's underneath that lift
There ain't a car on the planet that he can't fix
He swEears on his chrome-plated ratchet that his heaven on Aearth
[Chorus]
Well, he can mDake a rusty muffler purr like a kitten
Or an Aold Nash Rambler top out at one-fifty
Georgia's nEever seen a man more at peace
Than when BDilly's got his hands in
Athen's Grease
[Verse 2]
ASix days a week, he's a man on a mission
He's the redneck Picasso of the manual transmission
And the oEnly man in town who can make Charlie Vincent's van Ago
AWhen the sun goes down and the day is endin'
Billy's still rockin' with a rack and pinion
ELong as that boy's at work, well he's right at hAome
[Bridge]
Well, he's a Erotatin,' lug nuttin,'
DSpark pluggin' good ole Aboy
With his name on his shirt
And Thelma ELou Taylor likes to hanDg out at the station
'Cause she Eloves to watch him work
Back to Chorus
After Chorus
Yeah, Georgia's nEever seen a man more at peace
Than when BDilly's got his hands in
Athen's Grease
Athen's grease, baby

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Athens Grease

by Phil Vassar

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Phil Vassar - Athens Grease

[Verse 1]

If you're headin' south on Georgia one twenty-nine

Straight into Athens past the Clark County line

E A

There's an old Texaco right across from the Athens Woolworth

Billy Joe Taylor's underneath that lift

There ain't a car on the planet that he can't fix

E A

He swears on his chrome-plated ratchet that his heaven on earth

[Chorus]

Well, he can make a rusty muffler purr like a kitten

Or an old Nash Rambler top out at one-fifty

Georgia's never seen a man more at peace

Than when Billy's got his hands in

Athen's Grease

[Verse 2]

Six days a week, he's a man on a mission

He's the redneck Picasso of the manual transmission

E A

And the only man in town who can make Charlie Vincent's van go

When the sun goes down and the day is endin'

Billy's still rockin' with a rack and pinion

E A

Long as that boy's at work, well he's right at home

[Bridge]

Well, he's a rotatin,' lug nuttin,'

D A

Spark pluggin' good ole boy

With his name on his shirt

E D

And Thelma Lou Taylor likes to hang out at the station

'Cause she loves to watch him work

Back to Chorus

After Chorus

Yeah, Georgia's never seen a man more at peace

Than when Billy's got his hands in

Athen's Grease

Athen's grease, baby

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