subject: Jim Croce - Rapid Boy
Intro:
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Oh
Chorus:
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Rapid Roy that stock car boy He too much too believe
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You know he
always got an extra pack of
cigarettes rolled up in his
T-shirt sleeve
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He got a
tattoo on his arm that say
"Baby" He got
another on that just say
"Hey"
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But every Sunday afternoon he is a
dirt
track
demon
in a '57 Che- vrolet
Verse 1:
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Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy He's the best driver in the land
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He say that he learned to race a
stock car by runnin'
shine outa Alabam'
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Oh the Demolition Derby and
the Figure Eight
Its easy money in the
bank compared to
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runnin' from the man in
Oklahoma City With a
500 gallon tank
Chorus:
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Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy He too much too believe
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You know he always got an extra pack of
cigarettes Rolled up in his
T-shirt sleeve
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He got a tattoo on his arm that say
"Baby" He got
another one that
just say "Hey"
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But every Sunday afternoon he is a
dirt
track
demon
in a '57 Che- vrolet
Solo:
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Verse 2:
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Yea Roy so cool, that
racin' fool he don't
know what fear's
about
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He do a hundred thirty mile an hour,
smilin' at the camera
With a toothpick in his
mouth
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He got a girl back home name of
Dixie Dawn But he got honeys all along
the way
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And you oughta hear 'em screamin' for that
dirt
track
demon
in a '57 Che- vro- let
Chorus:
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Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy He too much too believe
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You know he
always got an extra pack of
cigarettes Rolled up in his
T-shirt sleeve
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He got a tattoo on his arm that say
"Baby" He got another on that just say
"Hey"
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But every Sunday afternoon he is a
dirt
track
demon
in a '57 Che- vro- let
Outro:
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