Hot Rod Boogie Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
Hot Rod Boogie
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by Tillman Franks
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Well I had an old Ford and it took a chill
It faded and sputtered as it made it up the hill
The
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motor died out and the thing wouldn't crank
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Till I slipped a little hadicol in the tank
She
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did the hot rod boogie and now it runs so
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fine
Well it
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goes up the hill and the motor never even
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whines
Now I had a dear friend and he bought him a Dodge
We jumped in the thing and we started to the lodge
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motor died out and it stood still
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And then with hadicol we did fill
She
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did the hot rod boogie and now it runs so
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fine
Well it
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goes up the hill and the motor never even
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whines
Now me and my wife had a fox tail dog
We crossed that river on a hickory log
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log it broke and I fell through the tin
And
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I lost my wife with a jug of gin
She
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did the hot rod boogie as it sank full
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load
Well I
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love my wife but I hate to see that gin
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go
Now I had a little rooster and he couldn't even crow
He got so weak that he couldn't hardly go
He
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wouldn't scratch grass or he wouldn't eat seed
So
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we slipped a little hadicol in his feed
And
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then he did the hot rod boogie as he struts so
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fine
Well he
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crows in the morning as he boogies on down the
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Now I had an old mule he was oh so poor
The collar rubbed his shoulder and it got sore
The
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mule got sick and couldn't even bray
So
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we slipped a little hadicol in his hay
He
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did the hot rod boogie and now he plows so
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fine
Well he
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boogies on up the row as he plows on down the
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Hot Rod Boogie?
- The song Hot Rod Boogie was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
