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GD It was painted red, the stripe was white
C It was eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light
GD Second hand from a dealer in Atlanta
C I rode up with daddy when he went there to get 'er
GD Put on a shine put on a motor
C Built out of love and made for the water
GD Ran her for years 'till the transom got rotten
CC N.C. A piece of my childhood that'll never be forgotten
GD It was just an old plywood boat
C With a seventy-five Johnson with electric choke
GD A young boy two hands on the wheel
C I can't replace the way it made me feel
GD And I would turn her sharp and I'd make it wide
C And he'd say you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides
EmA Just a little lake 'cross the Alabama line
CDGDCD But I was king of the ocean when daddy let me drive
GD Just an old half-ton short bed Ford
C My uncle bought new in sixty-four
GD Daddy got it right 'cause the engine was smokin'
C A couple of burnt valves and he had it goin'
GD He'd let me drive her and we'd haul off a load
C Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen road
GD I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals
C Smilin' like a hero that just received his medal
GD It was just an old hand-me-down Ford
C With a three speed on the column and a dent in the door
GD A young boy two hands on the wheel
C I can't replace the way it made me feel
GD I would press that clutch and I'd keep it right
C And he'd say a little slower son you're doin' just fine
EmAC Just a dirt road with trash on each side but I was Mario Andretti
DG When daddy let me drive
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GD I'm grown up now three daughters of my own
C I let 'em drive my old jeep 'cross the pasture at our home
GD Maybe one day they'll reach back in their file
C N.C. C N.C. And pull out that old mem'ry and think of me and smile
GD And say it was just an old worn out jeep
C Rusty old floor boards hot on my feet
GD A young girl two hands on the wheel
C I can't replace the way it made me feel
GD And he'd say turn it left and steer it right
C Straighten up girl now you're doin' just fine
EmA Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride
CDG But I was high on a mountain when daddy let me drive
DCDGDCD daddy let me drive oh he let me drive
GD She’s just an old plywood boat
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