Uneasy Rider Lyrics - Charlie Daniels Band

I was takin' a trip out to LA 

Toolin' along in my Chevrolet 

Tokin' on a number and diggin' on the radio 

Jes' as I cross the Mississippi line 

I heard that highway start to whine 

And I knew that left rear tire was about to go 

Well the spare was flat and I got uptight 

'Cause there wasn't a fillin' station in sight 

So I jes' limped down the shoulder on the rim 

I went as far as I could and when I stopped the car 

It was right in front of this little bar 

A kind of a redneck lookin' joint called the Dew Drop Inn 

Well I stuffed my hair up under my hat 

And told the bartender that I had a flat 

And would he be kind enough to give me change for a one 

There was one thing I was sure proud to see 

There wasn't a soul in the place 'cept for him an' me 

And he just looked disgusted an' pointed toward the telephone 

I called up the station down the road a ways 

And he said he wasn't very busy t'day 

And he could have somebody there in jest 'bout ten minutes or so 

He said now you jes' stay right where yer 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 bar 

When some guy walked in an' 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 died 

And I decided that I'd jus wait outside 

So I layed a dollar on the bar and headed for the door 

Jes' when I thought I'd get outta there with my skin 

These five big dude come strollin' in 

With this one old drunk chick and some fella with green teeth 

An' I was almost to the door when the biggest one 

Said you tip your hat to this lady son 

An' when I did all that hair fell out from underneath 

Now the last thing I wanted was to get into a fight 

In Jackson Mississippi on a Saturday night 

'Specially when there was three of them and only one of me 

Well they all started laughin' and I felt kinda sick 

And I knew I'd better think of somethin' pretty quick 

So I jes' reached out an' kicked ol' green-teeth right in the knee 

He let out a yell that'd curl your hair 

But before he could move I grabbed me a chair 

And said watch him folks 'cause he's a thouroughly dangerous man 

Well you may not know it but this man's a spy 

He's an undercover agent for the FBI 

And he's been sent down here to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan 

He was still bent over holdin' on to his knee 

But everyone else was lookin' and listenin' to me 

And I layed it on thicker and heavier as I went 

I said would you beleive this man has gone as far 

As tearin' Wallace stickers off the bumpers of cars 

And he voted for George McGoveren for president 

Well he's a friend of them long-haired hippie type pinko fags 

I betcha he's even got a Commie flag 

Tacked up on the wall inside of his garage 

He's a snake in the grass I tell ya guys 

He may look dumb but that's jus a disguise 

He's a mastermind in the ways of espionage 

They all started lookin' real suspicious at him 

And he jumped up an' said jes' wait a minute Jim 

You know he's lyin' I've been livin' here all of my life 

I'm a faithfull follower of Brother John Burch 

And I belong to the Antioch Baptist Church 

And I ain't even got a garage you can call home and ask my wife 

Then he started sayin' somethin' 'bout the way I was dressed 

But I didn't wait around to hear the rest 

I was too busy movin' and hopin' I didn't run outta luck 

And when I hit the ground I was makin' tracks 

And they were jes' takin' my car down off the jacks 

So I threw the man a twenty an' jumped in an' fired that mother up 

Mario Andretti woulda sure been proud 

Of the way I was movin' when I passed that crowd 

Comin' out the door and headin' toward me in a trot 

An' I guess I shoulda gone ahead an' run 

But somehow I couldn't resist the fun 

Of chasin' them jes' once around the parkin' lot 

Well they're headin' for their car but I hit the gas 

And spun around and headed them off at the pass 

Well I was slingin' gravel and puttin' a ton of dust in the air 

Well I had them all out there steppin' an' a fetchin' 

Like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin' 

But I figured I oughta go ahead an split before the cops got there 

When I hit the road I was really wheelin' 

Had gravel flyin' and rubber squeelin' 

An' I didn't slow down 'til I was almost to Arkansas 

I think I'm gonna re-route my trip 

I wonder if anybody'd think I'd flipped 

If I went to LA via Omaha!