Jim Croce - Speedball Tucker

I drive a broke down rig on "may-pop" tires
Forty foot of overload
A lot of people say that I'm crazy
Because I don't know how to take it slow
I got a broomstick on the throttle
I got her opened up and head right down
Nonstop back to Dallas
Poppin' them West Coast turn-arounds

Chorus:
And they call me Speedball
Speedball Tucker
Terror of the highways
And all them other truckers
Will tell you that the boy is mad
To be drivin' in a rig like that

You know the rain may blow
The snow may snow
And the turnpikes they may freeze
But they don't bother ol' Speedball
He goin' any damn way he please
He got a broomstick on the throttle
To keep his throttle foot a-dancin' round
With a cupful of coal black coffee
And a pocketful of West Coast turn-arounds

(Chorus)

One day I looked into my rear view mirror
And a-comin' up from behind
There was a Georgia State policeman
And a hundred dollar fine
Well he looked me in the eye as he was writin' me up
And said, "Driver, you've been flyin'!"
"And ninety five was the route you were on, it was not the speed limit sign."

(Chorus)2x

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[TheGhoulardi]

That cat was as cool as the other side of the pillow !

[h0bb1t4]

his lesser known songs are as good or better then most of his "hits"

[yamimm700]

@mcpas oh ic good to know

[mcpas]

@mcpas i think i spelled that right

[mcpas]

@yamimm700 well they keep you awake and alert so basicaly amphetamines

[yamimm700]

@mcpas what are they? haha

[mcpas]

@boomhauer15 oh yeah

[boomhauer15]

@mcpas i know i that i sure know what west coast turnarounds are!!! is that bad? considering i'm only 17 and have a considerable amount of experience with those and the sort? (well not benzedrine, they don't make it anymore. adderall is the same thing as biphetamine, just a different brand name, and you can still get dexedrine and desoxyn if you know where to go. pulled many an all-nighter with those babies)

[mcpas]

thumbs up if you know what west coast turn arounds are!!!!



[upperdarbybill]

@bigfootandyeti Is that not a hoot or what? I learned a lot of Jim's rhythm style early on and this was an easy piece for me. In fact I sometimes skip the 1st 2 vs. and go to 95 sort of a short cut. Ha! No, really though when you play this one for the friends and get those feet tapping they will bust one when you get to that verse. Thank you I'm glad I'm not alone on this route.

[upperdarbybill]

@TheGhoulardi Yo! That I really dig. Jimmy would have dug it too. So much I think that he would've rapped it around a verse or a chorus.

[bigfootandyeti]

And ninety five was the route you were on, it was not the speed limit sign