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well i left kentucky back in forty-nine
went to dtroit and got a job on the assembly line
the first year they had me putting wheels on cadillacs
everyday i'd watch them beauties roll by
and sometimes i'd hang my head and cry
'cause i've 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 outta here in the lunch box 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
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've the only one there is around
so the very next day when i punched in
with my lunch box and the help from a friend
i left that day with a lunch box full of gears
i've never considered myself a thief
but g.m. wouldn't miss just one little piece
especially if i strung it out over several years
now the first day i got me a fuel pump
the next day i got m
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