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it was all about going as fast you can

it was all about going as fast you can because the guy behind you was gonna put

because the guy behind you was gonna put

because the guy behind you was gonna put you in jail

you in jail

you in jail that was a demon and how much would you

that was a demon and how much would you

that was a demon and how much would you get to haul a load of liquor to

get to haul a load of liquor to

get to haul a load of liquor to Greensboro winston-salem back in the

Greensboro winston-salem back in the

Greensboro winston-salem back in the fifties you’d probably make $150 a trip

fifties you’d probably make $150 a trip

fifties you’d probably make $150 a trip yeah one night $150 is it not easy to

yeah one night $150 is it not easy to

yeah one night $150 is it not easy to see how these young guys did that to

see how these young guys did that to

see how these young guys did that to haul moonshine you’d need to work late

haul moonshine you’d need to work late

haul moonshine you’d need to work late nights sometimes till the Sun came up

nights sometimes till the Sun came up

nights sometimes till the Sun came up above all you’d need a fast car one that

above all you’d need a fast car one that

above all you’d need a fast car one that could handle sharp turns while carrying

could handle sharp turns while carrying

could handle sharp turns while carrying a heavy load of illegal liquor about a

a heavy load of illegal liquor about a

a heavy load of illegal liquor about a decade after prohibition the 1940 Ford

decade after prohibition the 1940 Ford

decade after prohibition the 1940 Ford with its hundred horsepower flathead v8

with its hundred horsepower flathead v8

with its hundred horsepower flathead v8 engine was the moonshine haulers car of

engine was the moonshine haulers car of

engine was the moonshine haulers car of choice got to be that you can tell a

choice got to be that you can tell a

choice got to be that you can tell a bootlegger by the modifications to his

bootlegger by the modifications to his

bootlegger by the modifications to his 40 Ford I think a Saturday night North

40 Ford I think a Saturday night North

40 Ford I think a Saturday night North Wilkesboro 1957 wasn’t always 40 Ford’s

Wilkesboro 1957 wasn’t always 40 Ford’s

Wilkesboro 1957 wasn’t always 40 Ford’s go down the street with the back end

go down the street with the back end

go down the street with the back end jacked up and you saw that same car

jacked up and you saw that same car

jacked up and you saw that same car Saturday night about midnight and it was

Saturday night about midnight and it was

Saturday night about midnight and it was level that means you had a load on a

level that means you had a load on a

level that means you had a load on a load of illegal whiskey the revenuers

load of illegal whiskey the revenuers

load of illegal whiskey the revenuers are lawmen out to catch him retaliated

are lawmen out to catch him retaliated

are lawmen out to catch him retaliated with faster cars but the moonshiners

with faster cars but the moonshiners

with faster cars but the moonshiners stayed a lap ahead with devious

stayed a lap ahead with devious

stayed a lap ahead with devious modifications they installed switches in

modifications they installed switches in

modifications they installed switches in the dashboard to turn off the taillights

the dashboard to turn off the taillights

the dashboard to turn off the taillights throwing off whoever was on their tail

throwing off whoever was on their tail

throwing off whoever was on their tail bootleggers swapped license plates to

bootleggers swapped license plates to

bootleggers swapped license plates to change their identity and underneath the

change their identity and underneath the

change their identity and underneath the hood they installed extra carburetors

hood they installed extra carburetors

hood they installed extra carburetors which jack up the engines capacity to

which jack up the engines capacity to

which jack up the engines capacity to burn fuel and pretty soon that was

burn fuel and pretty soon that was

burn fuel and pretty soon that was enough they had to go to different

enough they had to go to different

enough they had to go to different engines they started putting those

engines they started putting those

engines they started putting those Cadillac

Cadillac

Cadillac emmalin’s engines in the 40 Ford trying

emmalin’s engines in the 40 Ford trying

emmalin’s engines in the 40 Ford trying to get all the horsepower

but the ultimate secret weapon to halt

but the ultimate secret weapon to halt and shine was the driver when the Sun

and shine was the driver when the Sun

and shine was the driver when the Sun went down the battle was on out foxing

went down the battle was on out foxing

went down the battle was on out foxing the law turned these drivers into folk

the law turned these drivers into folk

the law turned these drivers into folk heroes and nuns more legendary than this

heroes and nuns more legendary than this

heroes and nuns more legendary than this man Junior Johnson

when did you how are you starting over

when did you how are you starting over to you 14 so you don’t have a license no

to you 14 so you don’t have a license no

to you 14 so you don’t have a license no then me one more stop good boy you can

then me one more stop good boy you can

then me one more stop good boy you can afford to stop good enough then the one

afford to stop good enough then the one

afford to stop good enough then the one that rice or you went to jail I’m doing

that rice or you went to jail I’m doing

that rice or you went to jail I’m doing loser on the road this quiet country boy

loser on the road this quiet country boy

loser on the road this quiet country boy turns into a speed demon unleashed his

turns into a speed demon unleashed his

turns into a speed demon unleashed his tactics are simple outrun the police and

tactics are simple outrun the police and

tactics are simple outrun the police and if that doesn’t work scare the living

if that doesn’t work scare the living

if that doesn’t work scare the living daylights out of them by racing toward

daylights out of them by racing toward

daylights out of them by racing toward him head-on they didn’t want to get

him head-on they didn’t want to get

him head-on they didn’t want to get killed I don’t think over kids on a

killed I don’t think over kids on a

killed I don’t think over kids on a bootleg

bootleg

bootleg I thought us too good a girl get you I

I thought us too good a girl get you I

I thought us too good a girl get you I heard him a lot of threats I’m gonna

heard him a lot of threats I’m gonna

heard him a lot of threats I’m gonna catch that damned rascal all these time

but it’s not just the law bragging among

but it’s not just the law bragging among bootleggers grows heated who has the

bootleggers grows heated who has the

bootleggers grows heated who has the fastest car and the skills behind the

fastest car and the skills behind the

fastest car and the skills behind the wheel