Uneasy  Rider  -  The  Charlie  Daniels  Band

  I  was  takin  a  trip  about  L.A.

    Toolin  along  in  my  cheverolet

  Tokin  on  a  number

  and  diggin  on  the  radio

    Just  as  I  crossed  the  Mississippi  line

  I  heard  that  highway  start  to  whine

  And  I  knew  that  left  rear  tire

  was  about  to  blow

    Well  the  spare  was  flat

  and  I  got  uptight

  Cause  there  wasn't  a  filling  station  in  sight

  So  I  just  limped  on  down

  the  shoulder  on  the  rim

    I  went  as  far  as  I  could

  and  when  I  stopped  the  car

  It  was  right  in  front  of  this  little  bar

  Kind  of  a  red-neck  lookin  joint

  called  the  Dew  Drop  Inn

    I  stuffed  my  hair  up  under  my  hat

  And  told  the  bartender  that  I  had  a  flat

  And  you  would  he  be  kind  enough

  to  give  me  change  for  a  one

    There  was  one  thing

  I  was  sure  proud  to  see

  There  wasn't  a  soul  in  the  place

  except  for  him  and  me

  He  just  looked  disgusted  and  pointed

  toward  the  telephone

    I  called  up  the  station  down

  the  road  a  ways

  He  said  he  wasn't  very  busy  today

  And  he  could  have  somebody  there

  in  just  about  10  minutes  or  so

    He  said,

  Now,  you  just  stay  right  where  yer  at!

  And  I  bother  to  tell  the  darn  fool

  That  I  sure  as  hell

  didn't  have  anyplace  else  to  go

    I  just  ordered  up  a  beer

  and  sat  down  at  the  bar

  When  some  guy  walked  in

  and  said,  Who  owns  this  car

  With  the  peace  sign,

  the  mag  wheels  and  the  four  on  the  floor?

    He  looked  at  me  and  I  damn  near  died

  And  I  decided  that  I'd  just  wait  outside

  So  I  laid  a  dollar  on  the  bar

  and  headed  for  the  door

    Just  when  I  wthought

  I'd  get  outta  there  with  my  skin

  These  3  big  dudes  come  strollin  in

  With  one  old  drunk  chick

  and  some  fella  with  green  teeth

    I  was  almost  to  the  door

  when  the  biggest  one

  Said,  You  tip  your  hat  to  this  lady,  son!

  And  when  I  did,

  all  that  hair  fell  out  from  underneath

    Now  the  last  thing  I  wanted

  was  to  get  into  a  fight

  In  Jackson  Mississippi

  on  a  Saturday  night

  Especially  when  there  was

  three  of  them  and  only  one  of  me

    They  all  started  laughin

  and  I  felt  kinda  sick

  And  I  knew  I  better  think

  of  something  pretty  quick

  So  I  just  reached  out  and  kicked

  old  green  teeth  right  in  the  knee

    Now  he  let  out  a  yell

  that'd  curl  yer  hair

  But  before  he  could  move

  I  grabbed  me  a  chair

  And  said  "Now  watch  him

  Folks  cause  he's  a  thoroughly  dangerous  man

    "You  may  not  know  it

  but  this  man  is  a  spy.

  He's  a  undercover  agent

  for  the  FBI

  And  he's  been  sent  down

  here  to  infiltrate  the  Ku  Klux  Klan!"

    He  was  still  bent  over

  holdin  on  to  his  knee

  But  everybody  else  was

  looking  and  listening  to  me

  And  I  laid  it  on  thicker

  and  heavier  as  I  went

    I  said,  "Would  you  believe  this

  man  has  gone  as  far

  As  tearing  Wallace  stickers

    off  the  bumpers  of  cars.

  And  he  voted  for  George

  McGovern  for  President."

    "Well,  he's  a  friend  of  them  long

  haired,  hippy-type,  pinko  fags!

  I  betchya  he's  even  got  a  commie  flag

  tacked  up  on  the  wall  inside  his  garage.

    "He's  a  snake  in  the  grass,

  I  tell  ya  guys.

  He  may  look  dumb

  but  that's  just  a  disguise,

  He's  a  mastermind  in  the

  ways  of  espionage"

    They  all  started  lookin  real

  suspicious  at  him

  And  he  jumped  up  and  said

  "Now  just  wait  a  minute  Jim!

  You  know  he's  lying  I  been

  living  here  all  of  my  life!"

    "I'm  a  faithful  follower  of

  Brother  John  Birch

  And  I  belong  to  the  Antioch

  Baptist  Church.

  And  I  ain't  even  got  a  garage,

  you  can  call  home  and  ask  my  wife!"

    Then  he  started  saying  somethin

  bout  the  way  I  was  dressed

  But  I  didn't  wait  around  to  hear  the  rest

  I  was  too  busy  moving

  and  hoping  I  didn't  run  outta  luck

    When  I  hit  the  ground

  I  was  making  tracks

  And  they  were  just  taking  my

  car  down  off  the  jacks

  So  I  threw  the  man  a  twenty

  and  jumped  in  and  fired

  that  mother  up

    Mario  Andretti  wouldda  sure

  been  proud

  Of  the  way  I  was  movin

  when  I  passed  that  crowd

  Coming  out  the  door  and

  headed  toward  me  at  a  trot

    And  I  guess  I  should  of  gone

  ahead  and  run

  But  somehow  I  just  couldn't

    resist  the  fun

  Of  chasing  them  all  just  once

  around  the  parking  lot

    Well  they  headed  for  their  car,

  but  i  hit  the  gas

  And  spun  around  and  headed

  them  off  at  the  pass

  I  was  slinging  gravel  and  putting

  a  ton  of  dust  in  the  air

    I  had  them  all  out  there

  steppin  and  fetchin

  Like  their  heads  was  on  fire

  and  their  asses  was  catchin

  then  I  figgered  I  had  better  go  ahead

  and  split  before  the  cops  got  there

    When  I  hit  the  road  I  was  really  wheelin

  Had  gravel  flyin  and  rubber  squeelin

  And  I  didn't  slow  down  till

  I  was  almost  to  Arkansas

    I  think  I'm  gonna  reroute  my  trip

  I  wonder  if  anybody'd  think  I'd  flipped

  If  I  went  to  L.A.,  via  Omaha