Four Wheel Drive Songtext
von C.W. McCall

We was screamin′ through the valley where the Nishnabotna flows
Through the mud and crud and cornfields where the marijuana grows
'Cross the railroad tracks at Persia, down the hills and up the dale
Had a CJ5 with a four-wheel drive and Smokey on my tail

Well, he picked me up at exit 12, on the I-680 ramp
I was doin′ 67 per when I rumbled through his trap
He commenced to whirl his flashin' lights, and he made his siren wail
I slipped on down to four-wheel drive with Smokey on my tail

Now I got racin' stripes and dual pipes and Smokey′s got a Ford
Got a mill with a four-pot carb, you know, but Smokey′s stroked and bored
Well, the chase was on, but I had the edge with a rig that'll never fail
Got a CJ5 with a four-wheel drive and Smokey on my tail

Yeah, he was

Well, I dropped on down to granny low, and I made a hard right turn
My big ol′ fat Commando tires went slashin' through the corn
Well, the tassels blew, and the kernels flew, and it looked like yellow hail
Just cookin′ alive in a four-wheel drive with Smokey on my tail


Well, we went screamin' through the valley where the Nishnabotna flows
Through the mud and crud and cornfields where the marijuana grows
′Cross the railroad tracks at Persia, up the hills and down the dale
My CJ5 with four-wheel drive and Smokey on my tail

Look out, now, here he come
Oh, we gonna get it on now
Don't hit that fella with the banjo

We're gonna swim this here creek now, Smokey
Yard wide and a foot deep
Nishnabotna river, they call it
Might have to winch out
Gonna do a wheelie on that there gopher mound now, Smokey
Can you dig it, Smokey?

Got four on the floor and four in the air on that one, didn′t we?
Goodness gracious
′Bout to bust my shocks

Well, that Jeep of mine made Smokey whine, his rig was made of lead
He was mired in 14 feet of mud, so he radioed ahead
I pulled up onto the blacktop, went crashin' on through the rail
Sakes alive, I had 25 more, Smokey′s on my tail


Now I had racin' stripes and dual pipes and Smokey had a Ford
Had a mill with a four-pot carb, you know, but Smokey′s stroked and bored
Well, the race was on, but I had the edge with a rig that'll never fail
Got a CJ5 with a four-wheel drive settin′ out back of the jail