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Thank you, my friend CW5 Jack Cardwell for sharing the audio track of The Willis Brothers performing "Give Me 40 Acres (To Turn This Rig Around)" from 1964
"Give Me 40 Acres (To Turn This Rig Around)" written by Earl Green and John William Greene
Lyrics
"He was headin' into Boston in a big, long diesel truck
It was his first trip to Boston, he was having lots of luck
He was going the wrong direction down a one-way street in town
And this is what he said when the police chased him down.
CHORUS:
Give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around
It's the easiest way that I've found ...
Some guys can turn it on a dime or turn it right downtown
But I need forty acres to turn this rig around.
When he finally found where to unload, he had a dreadful shock
His trailer pointed toward the road and his cab right to the dock
And as he looked around him through the tears he made this sound
Oh, give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around.
CHORUS
When he finally got unloaded, he was glad to leave the town
He was very, very happy, headin' back to Alabam'
When up ahead he saw a sign, said; "You are Northward bound."
He said; "Give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around."
He was driving down the right lane, when ahead he saw a sign
Now he's gotta make a left turn, but he cannot get in line
And the tears were streaming down his cheeks and they all heard him
yell
"Give me forty sticks of dynamite and I'll blow this thing to ... !"
CHORUS"
FYI SSgt (Join to see) SPC Mark Huddleston Sgt Deborah Cornatzer MSG (Join to see) LTC (Join to see) Robert Collet Rhonda Hanson SSG Jeffrey Leake SSG Jose M. Hernandezsanchez Sgt David G Duchesneau SFC James Shanks SPC Jordan Sutich SGT Mike Moschkin SGM Bill Frazer
"Give Me 40 Acres (To Turn This Rig Around)" written by Earl Green and John William Greene
Lyrics
"He was headin' into Boston in a big, long diesel truck
It was his first trip to Boston, he was having lots of luck
He was going the wrong direction down a one-way street in town
And this is what he said when the police chased him down.
CHORUS:
Give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around
It's the easiest way that I've found ...
Some guys can turn it on a dime or turn it right downtown
But I need forty acres to turn this rig around.
When he finally found where to unload, he had a dreadful shock
His trailer pointed toward the road and his cab right to the dock
And as he looked around him through the tears he made this sound
Oh, give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around.
CHORUS
When he finally got unloaded, he was glad to leave the town
He was very, very happy, headin' back to Alabam'
When up ahead he saw a sign, said; "You are Northward bound."
He said; "Give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around."
He was driving down the right lane, when ahead he saw a sign
Now he's gotta make a left turn, but he cannot get in line
And the tears were streaming down his cheeks and they all heard him
yell
"Give me forty sticks of dynamite and I'll blow this thing to ... !"
CHORUS"
FYI SSgt (Join to see) SPC Mark Huddleston Sgt Deborah Cornatzer MSG (Join to see) LTC (Join to see) Robert Collet Rhonda Hanson SSG Jeffrey Leake SSG Jose M. Hernandezsanchez Sgt David G Duchesneau SFC James Shanks SPC Jordan Sutich SGT Mike Moschkin SGM Bill Frazer
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