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Hoyt Axton
Southbound
Speed Trap (Out of State Cars)
Speed Trap (Out of State Cars)
Hoyt Axton
Iâm the cop in a little bitty town, and I donât get much pay.
But Iâve caught 17 out-of-state cars, and 4 of my friends today.
Well, I let the home-town boys go home, they paid .00 bail.
But all of them tourists in the out-of-state cars, had to go to jail.
Well, they hollered and they moaned â they cried and they groaned,
They all swore that theyâd sue
But the judge was high, and so was I â and we needed the money too.
See, the judge and me got a deal you see â we split the money fair,
âCept for 20
to the county seat â to keep the law out of our hair.
And old Charlieâs workinâ out real good, down at the corner store where the red light is;
He sees them out-of-state plates 2 blocks away.
And when they get right up on top of that green light,
Old Charlie pushes that secret button underneath the corner drug store counter.
That yellow light only lasts for a tenth of a second.
See, the county pays me about forty a week â canât get the livinâ in.
If it wasnât for the tourists and those out-of-state cars, Iâd have no loot to spend.
But the way it stands this year so far, Iâve made a hundred thou,
For a high school drop-out Iâm a doinâ fine,
I make more than the president now â âcourse heâs honest!
So, if youâre drivinâ down the road, and flashinâ lights you see,
If theyâre on top of a red Rolls Royce, you can bet your boots itâs me.
âCause Iâm the cop in a little bitty town, and Iâd sure like to see
All you drivers in them out-of-state cars try to get by me.
- Album:
- LIVE AT THE SADDLE RACK, SAN JOSE
- Miscellaneous
- Southbound
- Live At The Saddle Rack, San Jose, July 19th 1982...
- Road Songs
- A Rusty Old Halo / Where Did the Money Go
- The A&M Years
- A Rusty Old Halo
- Joy to the World: The Definitive Collection
- Country Superstars Live Vol. 2 (Live)
- Hoyt Axton Meets Terri Gibbs (Live)
- Bread & Roses Festival Of Acoustic Music, Vol. 1...
- Legends of Country Music
- 36 All-Time Favorites
- Songs of the Civil War
- Country & Western
- Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog
- 22ct. Country Gold
- Bread & Roses: Festival of Acoustic Music, Volume 1
- Joy to the World