Song | One Piece At A Time |
Artist | Johnny Cash |
Album | Super Hits |
[00:11.290] | Well, I left Kentucky back in '49 |
[00:14.800] | An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line |
[00:16.889] | The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadillacs |
[00:19.898] | |
[00:20.999] | Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by |
[00:23.759] | And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry |
[00:26.280] | 'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black. |
[00:30.398] | |
[00:32.200] | One day I devised myself a plan |
[00:33.660] | That should be the envy of most any man |
[00:36.700] | I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand |
[00:40.600] | Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired |
[00:43.160] | But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired |
[00:45.600] | I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand. |
[00:48.600] | |
[00:49.600] | CHORUS |
[00:49.610] | I'd get it one piece at a time |
[00:52.100] | And it wouldn't cost me a dime |
[00:54.200] | You'll know it's me when I come through your town |
[00:57.190] | I'm gonna ride around in style |
[01:01.600] | I'm gonna drive everybody wild |
[01:03.700] | 'Cause I'll have the only one there is a round. |
[01:07.800] | |
[01:08.800] | So the very next day when I punched in |
[01:11.610] | With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends |
[01:14.800] | I left that day with a lunch box full of gears |
[01:16.370] | Now, I never considered myself a thief |
[01:21.610] | GM wouldn't miss just one little piece |
[01:23.250] | Especially if I strung it out over several years. |
[01:26.700] | |
[01:27.770] | The first day I got me a fuel pump |
[01:32.180] | And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk |
[01:34.189] | Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome |
[01:37.140] | The little things I could get in my big lunchbox |
[01:40.140] | Like nuts, an' bolts, and all four shocks |
[01:43.400] | But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home. |
[01:45.620] | |
[01:47.240] | Now, up to now my plan went all right |
[01:49.840] | 'Til we tried to put it all together one night |
[01:51.878] | And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong. |
[01:55.240] | |
[01:56.350] | The transmission was a '53 |
[01:59.300] | And the motor turned out to be a '73 |
[02:01.710] | And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone. |
[02:05.790] | |
[02:07.580] | So we drilled it out so that it would fit |
[02:09.797] | And with a little bit of help with an A-daptor kit |
[02:11.698] | We had that engine runnin' just like a song |
[02:13.797] | Now the headlight' was another sight |
[02:19.379] | We had two on the left and one on the right |
[02:20.388] | But when we pulled out the switch all three of 'em come on. |
[02:25.207] | The back end looked kinda funny too |
[02:25.790] | |
[02:27.819] | But we put it together and when we got thru |
[02:30.198] | Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail-fin |
[02:34.297] | About that time my wife walked out |
[02:37.357] | And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts |
[02:41.289] | But she opened the door and said "Honey, take me for a spin." |
[02:44.170] | So we drove up town just to get the tags |
[02:44.379] | |
[02:48.790] | And I headed her right on down main drag |
[02:49.188] | I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around |
[02:51.988] | But up there at the court house they didn't laugh |
[02:56.677] | 'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff |
[02:58.658] | And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds. |
[03:02.890] | |
[03:03.297] | CHORUS |
[03:04.189] | I got it one piece at a time |
[03:05.367] | And it didn't cost me a dime |
[03:07.897] | You'll know it's me when I come through your town |
[03:10.728] | I'm gonna ride around in style |
[03:15.327] | I'm gonna drive everybody wild |
[03:17.599] | 'Cause I'll have the only one there is around. |
[03:21.589] | |
[03:22.808] | (Spoken) Ugh! Yow, RED RYDER |
[03:25.827] | This is the COTTON MOUTH |
[03:27.808] | In the PSYCHO-BILLY CADILLAC Come on |
[03:32.177] | Huh, This is the COTTON MOUTH |
[03:32.847] | |
[03:34.287] | And negatory on the cost of this mow-chine there RED RYDER |
[03:38.638] | You might say I went right up to the factory |
[03:42.470] | And picked it up, it's cheaper that way |
[03:49.647] | Ugh!, what model is it? |
[03:55.289] | |
[59:57.898] |
[00:11.290] | Well, I left Kentucky back in ' 49 |
[00:14.800] | An' went to Detroit workin' on a ' sembly line |
[00:16.889] | The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadillacs |
[00:19.898] | |
[00:20.999] | Every day I' d watch them beauties roll by |
[00:23.759] | And sometimes I' d hang my head and cry |
[00:26.280] | ' Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black. |
[00:30.398] | |
[00:32.200] | One day I devised myself a plan |
[00:33.660] | That should be the envy of most any man |
[00:36.700] | I' d sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand |
[00:40.600] | Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired |
[00:43.160] | But I figured I' d have it all by the time I retired |
[00:45.600] | I' d have me a car worth at least a hundred grand. |
[00:48.600] | |
[00:49.600] | CHORUS |
[00:49.610] | I' d get it one piece at a time |
[00:52.100] | And it wouldn' t cost me a dime |
[00:54.200] | You' ll know it' s me when I come through your town |
[00:57.190] | I' m gonna ride around in style |
[01:01.600] | I' m gonna drive everybody wild |
[01:03.700] | ' Cause I' ll have the only one there is a round. |
[01:07.800] | |
[01:08.800] | So the very next day when I punched in |
[01:11.610] | With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends |
[01:14.800] | I left that day with a lunch box full of gears |
[01:16.370] | Now, I never considered myself a thief |
[01:21.610] | GM wouldn' t miss just one little piece |
[01:23.250] | Especially if I strung it out over several years. |
[01:26.700] | |
[01:27.770] | The first day I got me a fuel pump |
[01:32.180] | And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk |
[01:34.189] | Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome |
[01:37.140] | The little things I could get in my big lunchbox |
[01:40.140] | Like nuts, an' bolts, and all four shocks |
[01:43.400] | But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy' s mobile home. |
[01:45.620] | |
[01:47.240] | Now, up to now my plan went all right |
[01:49.840] | ' Til we tried to put it all together one night |
[01:51.878] | And that' s when we noticed that something was definitely wrong. |
[01:55.240] | |
[01:56.350] | The transmission was a ' 53 |
[01:59.300] | And the motor turned out to be a ' 73 |
[02:01.710] | And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone. |
[02:05.790] | |
[02:07.580] | So we drilled it out so that it would fit |
[02:09.797] | And with a little bit of help with an Adaptor kit |
[02:11.698] | We had that engine runnin' just like a song |
[02:13.797] | Now the headlight' was another sight |
[02:19.379] | We had two on the left and one on the right |
[02:20.388] | But when we pulled out the switch all three of ' em come on. |
[02:25.207] | The back end looked kinda funny too |
[02:25.790] | |
[02:27.819] | But we put it together and when we got thru |
[02:30.198] | Well, that' s when we noticed that we only had one tailfin |
[02:34.297] | About that time my wife walked out |
[02:37.357] | And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts |
[02:41.289] | But she opened the door and said " Honey, take me for a spin." |
[02:44.170] | So we drove up town just to get the tags |
[02:44.379] | |
[02:48.790] | And I headed her right on down main drag |
[02:49.188] | I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around |
[02:51.988] | But up there at the court house they didn' t laugh |
[02:56.677] | ' Cause to type it up it took the whole staff |
[02:58.658] | And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds. |
[03:02.890] | |
[03:03.297] | CHORUS |
[03:04.189] | I got it one piece at a time |
[03:05.367] | And it didn' t cost me a dime |
[03:07.897] | You' ll know it' s me when I come through your town |
[03:10.728] | I' m gonna ride around in style |
[03:15.327] | I' m gonna drive everybody wild |
[03:17.599] | ' Cause I' ll have the only one there is around. |
[03:21.589] | |
[03:22.808] | Spoken Ugh! Yow, RED RYDER |
[03:25.827] | This is the COTTON MOUTH |
[03:27.808] | In the PSYCHOBILLY CADILLAC Come on |
[03:32.177] | Huh, This is the COTTON MOUTH |
[03:32.847] | |
[03:34.287] | And negatory on the cost of this mowchine there RED RYDER |
[03:38.638] | You might say I went right up to the factory |
[03:42.470] | And picked it up, it' s cheaper that way |
[03:49.647] | Ugh!, what model is it? |
[03:55.289] | |
[59:57.898] |