BIG BLACK CHEVROLET
(Ian Smith)
CREPES 'N' DRAPES (SONET, 1978)
CHEVROLET (RICOCHET, 1980)

In my big black Chevrolet, in my big black Chevrolet
In my long, tall*, big black Chevrolet
I go out scouting in the night
Looking for the talent to set me right
Now you know, gotta be seen cruisin' in my limousine
Well, the cats go mad, the chicks go wild
To see me in my headin' pride
I'm a rockabilly devil on a set of wheels
Love to hear these tyres squeal
In my big black Chevrolet, in my big black Chevrolet
In my long, tall*, big black Chevrolet

A dude in a Jag came up behind
Put down his foot to leave me blind
I just slipped it into top
Man you should have seen him pop
With a blond little baby on my ride
Comin' strong into the night
Streched down flat, breaking rules
Asked me to drop her off at school
In my big black Chevrolet, in my big black Chevrolet
In my long, tall*, big black Chevrolet

I turned up down the main drag
You know now baby, that's my bag
Hear these wheels when I turn
I love to smell that rubber burn
Well, the cats go mad to see my machine
Man, oh man, it makes them scream
Cruisin' fast, cruisin' slow
Well, it's a Chevrolet and I go man, go
In my big black Chevrolet, in my big black Chevrolet
In my long, tall*, big black Chevrolet

In my big black Chevrolet, in my big black Chevrolet
In my long, tall*, big black Chevrolet

* in the Chevrolet version, Paul Chappell sings:
"In my long, cool, big black Chevrolet"

 
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