Jerry Was A Race Car Driver

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Jerry Was A Race Car Driver by Primus

About Jerry Was A Race Car Driver

Despite popular belief, "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" was not the first ever Primus single. That credit goes to "John the Fisherman" from 1990's indie release Frizzle Fry. Because "John the Fisherman" was released on an indie record it had limited popularity, whereas "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" was released on a major label, allowing for greater availability at record stores and more media exposure. The music is built around Les Claypool's funky idiosyncratic finger-tapped bass line and silly story-telling style vocals .

Jerry Was A Race Car Driver Lyrics

[00:29.89] Jerry was a race car driver
[00:31.79] He drove so goddamn fast
[00:33.19] He never did win no checkered flags
[00:35.42] But he never did come in last
[00:37.64] Jerry was a race car driver
[00:39.08] He'd say "El Sob number one"
[00:41.35] With a Bocephus sticker on his 442
[00:43.34] He'd light 'em up just for fun
[00:44.90] Ahhhh
[00:49.69] Ahhhh
[01:01.12] Captain Pierce was a fireman
[01:03.18] Richmond engine number three
[01:04.65] I'll be a wealthy man when I get a dime
[01:06.53] For all the things that man taught to me
[01:08.42] Now, Captain Pierce was a strong man
[01:10.73] Strong as any man alive
[01:12.60] It stuck in his craw
[01:13.57] That they made him retire at the age of sixty-five
[01:16.15] Ahhhh
[01:18.25]
[01:21.75] Ahhhh
[01:31.51] Go!
[01:34.33]
[01:47.85] Hee hee hee! Dog will hunt!
[01:51.10] Ahhhh
[02:16.21]
[02:18.38] Ahhhh
[02:30.06] Jerry was a race car driver
[02:32.08] Twenty-two years old
[02:33.94] One too many cold beers one night
[02:35.68] Wrapped himself around a telephone pole, go!
[02:37.72]

From the album: 90s Grunge