Robber & The Roadie Lyrics - Boogaloo - Nazareth

When willie met ronnie he was runnin' up a track 

He was bent down, burned out, carryin' a sack 

Come on boy, you got to stop and help me some 

And keep this money hidden when the police come 

Ronnie was shiverin' and makin' funny sounds 

He was lookin' like a fox 

That was runnin' from the hounds 

Sure little buddy, I can lighten up your load 

You half it up, I'll hit it up, I'll take it down the road 

Never had a better combination been planned 

'cos willie was a roadie with a rock 'n? roll band 

They were heads back, celebratin', drinkin' moonshine 

Heads down, here we go across another state line 

Tanked up and bullet proof 

They couldn't give a monkey's 

Damn if he didn't hide the money in a drum case 

Pack 'em up, hit em up, do another show 

The robber and the roadie got a long way to go 

Willie and ronnie 

Anytime they wanted they would pull another job 

Anywhere they found a place 

And it was fat enough to rob 

If ronnie saw the police he would make a little sign 

Then willie stuck the money in the band's back line 

In the main racks, bass stacks 

Anywhere he thought it could 

Be hidden out of sight 

Until the finished out in hollywood 

Split it down the middle 

When they took it out the sound 

The robber and the roadie got enough to go around 

Willie and ronnie 

The robber and the roadie 

Forty seven days and they had only one to go 

When the telegram arived 

To say the band wouldn't show 

The crowd was getting' nasty and it turned into a rage 

The bottles and the bodies started coverin' the stage 

Then the cops came running in 

And breaking up the riotin' 

When they saw the money falling 

Out the back of everything 

Hey little buddy think it's time to run and duck 

The robber and the roadie could be runnin' out of luck 

Willie and ronnie had to skip it out of town 

They were sittin' by the highway like jackson browne 

They were stickin' out their thumbs 

In the middle of the night 

When they saw the car comin' with the spinnin' red light 

Wide eyed, tongue tied feelin' pretty stranded 

No use in runnin' they were caught red handed 

Pull 'em in, lock 'em up, put 'em in a row 

The robber and the roadie got nowhere to go 

Willie and ronnie 

The robber and the roadie 

We got state police and the fbi 

Willie and ronnie 

You get a big reward 

If you can make these boy's mamas cry 

The robber and the roadie 

We got the national guard and the bear in the sky 

Willie and ronnie 

You get a big reward if you can make these mothers cry 

The robber and the roadie