Deuce and a Quarter

Artists: Scotty Moore & D. J. Fontana, with Keith Richards & the Band          Composers: Gwil Owen & Kevin Gordon
First release: All The King's Men album, August 1997
Recording date: July 1996          Recording locations: Woodstock Studios, Woodstock, New York
Producer: Stan Lynch           Chief engineer: Scott Petito


Line-up:

Drums: D. J. Fontana & Stan Lynch
Bass: Rick Danko
Electric guitars: Scotty Moore, Keith Richards & Jim Weider
Lead vocals: Levon Helm & Keith Richards
Background vocals: Rick Danko
Organ: Garth Hudson
Keyboards: Richard Bell
 

Buy a bottle, get to feeling good
The world's looking like you think it should
A happy hour, honey, everyone's your friend
Closing time, shut her down again

Up in the morning and you're facing town
Walk the same streets up and down
A fire burning in your worn out shoes
Every day you've got something to prove

A curb feelers and fender skirts
Scrub the chrome till your elbow hurts
A pinstripes and cherry packs
Grass stains on your second hand slacks

Keep on betting, think you're going to win
And you can dress it up and try to pretend
A car's a car and that's a fact
A deuce and a quarter ain't no Cadillac

Uncle Johnny has a country act
His headache is a heart attack
Honey bring me down a couple more pills
Call the lawyer up and change my will

A ham sandwich and a glass of tea
Lunch is cheap but never free
Shaking hands and scratching backs
Grease stains on your second hand slacks

Keep on betting, think you're going to win
You can dress it up and try to pretend
A car's a car and that's a fact
A deuce and a quarter ain't a Cadillac

Got a date, got to dress with care
Wash the grey right out of my hair
Clean the car and when I'm through
Wax it up till it looks brand new

A curb feelers and a fender skirts
Scrub the chrome till your elbow hurts
A pinstripes and cherry packs
Grass stains on your second hand slacks

Keep on betting, think you're going to win
You can dress it up and try to pretend
A car's a car and that's a fact
But a deuce and a quarter ain't no Cadillac

A car's a car and that's a fact
A deuce and a quarter ain't no Cadillac

 
 


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