Lyrics Language: English Song writer/composer(s): Wayne Kemp
Tweet this Song Follow Mp3Lyircs on Twitter
Send "One Piece at a Time" Ringtone to your Cell
Johnny CashOne Piece at a Time Lyrics:
Well, I left Kentucky back in '49,
An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line.
The first year they had me puttin' wheels on Cadillacs.
Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by,
And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry.
'Cause I 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 out o' there in a lunchbox in my hand.
Now gettin' caught meant gettin' 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.
I'd get it one piece at a time.
And it wouldn't cost me a dime.
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'll have the only one there is around.
So the very next day when I punched in,
With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends.
I left that day with a lunch box full of gears.
I've never considered myself a thief,
But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece.
Especially if I strung it out over several years.
The first day I got me a fuel pump.
And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk.
Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome.
The little things I could get in my big lunchbox,
Like nuts, an' bolts, and all four shocks.
But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home.
Now, up to now my plan went all right.
Till we tried to put it all together one night.
And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong.
The transmission was a '53.
And the motor turned out to be a '73.
And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone.
So we drilled it out so that it would fit.
And with a little bit of help with an a-daptor kit,
We had that engine runnin' just like a song.
Now the headlights, that was another sight.
We had two on the left and one on the right.
But when we pulled out the switch all three of 'em come on.
The back end looked kinda funny too.
But we put it together and when we got thru,
Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail-fin.
About that time my wife walked out,
And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts,
But she opened the door and said, "Honey, take me for a spin."
So we drove up town just to get the tags.
And I headed her right on down main drag,
I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around.
But up there at the court house they didn't laugh,
'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff.
And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds.
I got it one piece at a time.
And it didn't cost me a dime.
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'll have the only one there is around.
[Spoken:]
Uh! Yeah, Red Ryder, this is the Cotton Mouth, in the Psycho-'Billy
Cadillac. Come on.
Huh?
Ah, This is the Cotton Mouth, and negatory on the cost of this
mow-chine there, Re Ryder. You might say I went right up to the
factory and picked it up. It's cheaper that way.
Uh!, what model is it?
[ONE PIECE AT A TIME] [Written by: Wayne Kemp [1]
Performed by: Johnny Cash
Appears on: This Is Johnny Cash-1973, A Free Man-1981, The Essential
Johnny Cash-1992 & 2002 [2] , Pure-2007, et al.
[1] Wayne Kemp began his career at age 16 playing guitar in a local
Tulsa, Okla.,club. In 1965, after a mutual friend introduced him to
George Jones, Wayne began playing lead guitar for George and then for
other artists such as Patsy Cline, Red Sovine and Conway Twitty. In
1968, Conway Twitty recorded "The Image Of Me." Into the ‘70s and
throughout the ‘80s, Wayne enjoyed hits such as Twitty’s "That’s When
She Started To Stop Loving You" (Top 5 in 1970), Johnny Cash’s "One
Piece At A Time" (#1 in 1976), Johnny Paycheck’s "I’m The Only Hell
(My Mama Ever Raised)" (Top 10 in 1977), George Strait’s "The Fireman"
(Top 5 in 1985), and Ricky Van Shelton’s "I’ll Leave This World Loving
You" (#1 in 1988). Additionally, his song "Love Bug" has been a Top 10
single twice — once for George Jones in 1965 and again for George
Strait in 1994.]
The lyrics on the most recent version are sanctioned by the composer, or owner of the rights to the lyrics, however, there may be lyrics that are more complete on the prior version(s) that have been submitted by a contributor to mp3lyrics.org
See this song in a different language (automatic translation)
One Piece at a Time lyrics, Johnny Cash related songs
