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Johnny Cash - One Piece at a Time (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Tennessee Three
Tennessee Three
Background Vocals
J. Hensley
J. Hensley
Guitar
Bob Wootton
Bob Wootton
Guitar
Jack Routh
Jack Routh
Guitar
Larry McCoy
Larry McCoy
Piano
Pete Wade
Pete Wade
Guitar
Dave Kirby
Dave Kirby
Guitar
Marshall Grant
Marshall Grant
Bass
Helen Carter Jones
Helen Carter Jones
Guitar
Jimmy Capps
Jimmy Capps
Guitar
Lloyd Green
Lloyd Green
Steel Guitar
Tommy Williams
Tommy Williams
Mandolin
Tommy Jackson
Tommy Jackson
Fiddle
Buddy Spicher
Buddy Spicher
Fiddle
Johnny Gimble
Johnny Gimble
Fiddle
Earl Poole Ball
Earl Poole Ball
Piano
Charlie McCoy
Charlie McCoy
Harmonica
Joe Allen
Joe Allen
Bass
Henry Strzelecki
Henry Strzelecki
Bass
Willie Ackerman
Willie Ackerman
Drums
Bobby Thompson
Bobby Thompson
Guitar
David Briggs
David Briggs
Piano
George Tidwell
George Tidwell
Trumpet
Jerry Carrigan
Jerry Carrigan
Drums
Kenny Malone
Kenny Malone
Drums
The Nashville Edition
The Nashville Edition
Background Vocals
W.S. Holland
W.S. Holland
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Wayne Kemp
Wayne Kemp
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Casey
Joe Casey
Executive Producer
Charlie Bragg
Charlie Bragg
Engineer
Randy Kling
Randy Kling
Mastering Engineer
Don Davis
Don Davis
Producer
Hoyt Dooley
Hoyt Dooley
Mastering Engineer
Margie Hunt
Margie Hunt
Executive Producer
Roger Tucker
Roger Tucker
Engineer
Danny Jones
Danny Jones
Engineer
Denny Purcell
Denny Purcell
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Well, I left Kentucky back in '49 An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line The first year they had me puttin' wheels on Cadillacs Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry 'Cause 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 gettin' caught meant gettin' 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 'Cause 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 friends I left that day with a lunch box full of gears 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, an' bolts, and all four shocks But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home Now, up to now my plan went all right '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 with an adapter kit We had that engine runnin' just like a song Now the headlight' 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 up town just to get the tags And I headed her right on down main drag I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around But up there at the courthouse they didn't laugh 'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff And when they got through the title weighed 60 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 'Cause I'll have the only one there is around Ugh! Yeah, Red Ryder This is the Cotton Mouth In the Psycho Billy Cadillac come on Huh, This is the Cotton Mouth And negatory on the cost of this mow-chine there Red Ryder You might say I went right up to the factory And picked it up, it's cheaper that way Ugh!, 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, '69, '70 automobile
Writer(s): Wayne Kemp Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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