he takes a car part home with him every night untill he has a complete car,but the car is made up of parts from different years,
Think it could be Johnny Cash that sings it.
Any ideas please.
2006-12-31 15:11:31 · 12 answers · asked by poppyhope2003 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Lyrics for: One Piece At A Time
Well I left Kentucky back in '49,
And went to Detroit workin' on a 'ssembly line,
The first year they had me putting wheels on Cadillacs.
Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by,
And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry
'Cos I always wanted me one that was long and black.
One day I devised myself a plan
That should be the envy of most any man.
I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox, in my hand.
Now getting caught meant getting fired,
But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired.
I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand.
I'd get it one piece at a time,
And it wouldn't cost me a dime,
You'll know it's me when I come through your town.
I'm gonna ride around in style,
I'm gonna drive everybody wild,
'Cos I'll have the only one there is around.
So the very next day when I punched in
With my big lunchbox and with help from my friend,
I left that day with a lunchbox full of gear.
I've never considered myself a thief,
But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece,
Especially if I strung it out over several years.
The first day I got me a fuel pump,
And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk.
Then I got me a transmission and all the chrome.
The little things I could get in my big lunchbox,
Like nuts and bolts and all four shocks.
But the big stuff was snuck out in my buddy's mobile home.
Now up to now my plan went alright,
'Til we tried to put it all together one night,
And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong.
The transmission was a '53,
And the motor turned out to be a '73,
And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone.
So we drilled it out so that it would fit,
And with a little bit of help from an adaptor kit
We had that engine running just like a song.
Now the headlights they was another sight,
We had two on the left and one on the right
But when we pulled out the switch all three of 'em come on.
The back end looked kinda funny too,
But we put it together, and when we got through
Well that's when we noticed that we only had one tail fin.
About that time my wife walked out,
And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts.
But she opened the door and said 'Honey, take me for a spin.'
So we drove uptown just to get the tags,
And I headed to ride on down main drag.
I could hear everybody laughing for blocks around.
But up there at the courthouse they didn't laugh,
'Cos to type it up took the whole staff,
And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds.
I got it one piece at a time
And it didn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cos I'll have the only one there is around
Uh, yeah red rider, this is the cotton mouth
In the psycho-billy Cadillac come on, ho.
This is the cotton mouth and nugatory
On the cost of this mo-chine there, red rider
You might say that I went right up to the factory
And picked it up, it's cheaper that way.
Er, what model is it?
Well it's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56, '57, '58, '59 automobile.
It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67, '68
2006-12-31 15:15:52 · answer #1 · answered by PEACHES 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Johnny Cash - One Piece At A Time
2006-12-31 15:14:38 · answer #2 · answered by ohSNAP!! 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it was Johnny Cash and it was called ONE PIECE at a TIME. He managed to take out enough pieces to build a Chevy.
Happy New Year.
2006-12-31 20:43:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately Johnny Cash, I just love the ending when he sings about getting it licensed, its a 55 56 57 58 automobile. Yep the others are right "one piece at a time"
2006-12-31 15:15:14 · answer #4 · answered by Virginia C 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Johnny Cash "One Piece at a TIme"
2006-12-31 15:13:47 · answer #5 · answered by blue.green_eyes 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is Johnny Cash but I dont remember the name of the song. Sorry.
2006-12-31 15:14:27 · answer #6 · answered by blazin_cripz_2006_0wner.sheena 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Type Johnny Cash lyrics into Google or Yahoo search bar. Then start looking. It is called "One Piece at a Time." (I just typed it into Yahoo. You will find it.
2006-12-31 15:16:15 · answer #7 · answered by It All Matters.~☺♥ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This guy I met on the greyhound when I was running away from home when I was 14 and stupid. For a minuite I thought he was Ryan Ross so I was gawping at him, and then he laughed when he saw my face and said he wasn't Ryan Ross. He was Mitch. And now Mitch is pretty much my best friend and the guy who has helped me through a hell of a lot of crap the past two years.
2016-05-23 01:55:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.musipaedia.org will allow you to whistle, play or tap on a virtual keyboard on the site to identify the music. OR
You could search www.allmusic.com or www.discogs.com
Good luck and a happy new year, John Artiiiiii
2006-12-31 16:53:11 · answer #9 · answered by artiiiiii 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you poppy!!!!!!!:-)Good Question
That was a song my grandad use to play.....when i was little boy..it all just came back to me....(god how we use to laught along to it and sing)....i`ve asked everyone in the family if they knew who or what the title was to no avail.....even asked my Nan to find the record in his collection....only to be told that they`ve been given away when he died!
Also thanks to you guys for the answers!!! you`ve made my night and a good begining to 2007 cheers
2006-12-31 16:44:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋