THE UNEASY RIDERCharlie Daniels SPOKEN: [C] I was takin' a trip out to L.A.[F] Toolin' along in my Chevrolet[G7] Tokin' on a number and diggin' on the radi-[C] o ... [C] Just as I crossed the Mississippi line[F] I heard that highway start to whine[G7] And I knew that left rear tire was about to [C] go. Well, the spare was flat and I got uptight'Cause there wasn't a fillin' station in sightSo I just limped on down the shoulder on the rim I went as far as I could and when I stopped the carIt was right in front of this little barKind of redneck lookin' joint, called the Dew Drop Inn. Well, I stuffed my hair up under my hatAnd told the bartender that I had a flatAnd would he be kind enough to give me change for a oneThere was one thing I was sure proud to seeThere wasn't a soul in the place, 'cept for him and meAnd he just looked disgusted and pointed toward the telephone.I called up the station down the road a waysAnd he said he wasn't very busy todayAnd he could have somebody there in just 'bout ten minutes or soHe said now you just stay right where you're at And I didn't bother tellin' the durn fool I sure as hell didn't have anyplace else to go.I just ordered up a beer and sat down at the barWhen some guy walked in and said; "Who owns this car?With the peace sign, the mag wheels and four on the floor?"Well, he looked at me and I damn near diedAnd I decided that I'd just wait outsideSo I layed a dollar on the bar and headed for the door.Just when I thought I'd get outta there with my skinThese five big dudes come strollin' inWith this one old drunk chick and some fella with green teethAnd I was almost to the door when the biggest oneSaid; "You tip your hat to this lady, son."And when I did all that hair fell out from underneath.Now the last thing I wanted was to get into a fightIn Jackson, Mississippi on a Saturday night'Specially when there was three of them and only one of meThey all started laughin' and I felt kinda sickAnd I knew I'd better think of somethin' pretty quickSo I just reached out and kicked old green-teeth right in the knee.He let out a yell that'd
