Lyrics Page, on topic...

http://www.rockabillyhall.com/HotRodLncln.html

Looks like this guy has written down the Words to a bunch of obscure(to me anyway) Hot Rod songs. Lots of songs on here I've never heard of, but all deal with Hot Rods.

Heres part of one called "Hot Rod Race"-

Now on through the deserts we did glide,
a-flyin' low and a-flyin' wide,
me an' that Mercury was a-takin' a ride,
and we stayed exactly side by side.

Now I looked in my mirror and I saw somethin' comin',
I thought it was a plane by the way it was a-runnin'.
It was a-hummin' along at a terrible pace,and I knew right then it was the end of the race.

When it flew by us, I turned the other way,
the guy in the Mercury had nothin' to say,
for it was a kid, in a hopped up Model-A.

 

Thats a Charlie Ryan song!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Mike

 

This is what he had to say about it...


As far as I can discern,
Arkie Shibley recorded the first version of "Hot Rod Race" and it exploded
upon the scene in late 1950/early 1951. Four versions hit the charts in
1951, by Arkie Shibley, Ramblin' Jimmy Dolan, Red Foley and Tiny Hill.
There were uncharted versions by Bob Williams and Arthur Smith from the
same year, and possibly another by Rex Turner, so we can ascertain that
perhaps seven recordings of this song were released and/or made the charts
during the very early fifties.

But he credits somebody named Wilson for writing it.

 

If ya go to my web site. And click on the Vegas Slide Show #2..........Yoy can hear T Texas Tyler singing "Hot Rod Rag" I recorded this one directly from one of his 78's. But it is compressed for web listening.


Mike

 

Hot Rod race is the prelude to Hot Rod Lincoln. Think about it, the song starts...."Well you`ve heard the story of the hot rod race where the Fords and the Mercurys were sitting the pace, that storys true I`m hear to say cause I was driving that model A".

Find a CD called Car and Driver greatest car songs, they are both on there along with many othere good car songs.

 

Daddy said son you're gonna drive me to drinkin if you dont stop drivin that HOTROD LINCOLN.....

 

Try goin to HOTRODLINCOLN.COM if yer interested in the history. Very indepth site. Seen Charlie sing it live, gives me goosebumps!!!!!......OLDBEET

 

yeah man, i put two and two together when i got the hot rod magazine hot rod cowboys cd. i love hot rod lincoln, but it burns my ass to no end when modern covers of the song start it off as "fords and lincolns were settin the pace." i mean cmon, the original lyrics said ford and mercury for a reason! both are great songs, good deal.

 

Hey Old Beet www.hotrodlincoln.com is a website about a Mk VIII LSR car

 

Try hot rod lincoln, again......OLDBEET