Backing to Birmingham
Read an ad in Chicago's Sunday paper Help wanted, semi driver needed bad I walked in I said I'd like to see the foreman I told him all the experience that I had Said son you're just the man I needed Handed me the keys and shook my hand He pointed to the truck and said I'll see you Take that load of steel to Birmingham Well I finally got inside and got it started Put it into gear and started backing up Tried every way to get it going forward Oh, but I ain't never drove a big old truck Well it wasn't easy backing through the traffic And I'll bet I'm the first truck driving man That ever left Chicago in a semi And backed it all the way to Birgingham Well the police pulled me over down in Nashville What do you think you are doing, I just smiled I said I just got tired of going forward And I thought I'd drive it backwards for a while I backed it in a truck stop and said fill it And check the oil it probably needs a can Oh, he said tell me which way are you backing I said I'm backing south to Birmingham Well, there must be a button on here somewhere That I can push to turn this thing around Well I can make it fine out in the country But I sure have trouble getting through the town But if I keep it up I'll finally make it And I'll bet I'm the first truck driving man That ever left Chicago in a semi And back it all the way to Birgingham