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DIESEL ON MY MIND TAIL
Words & music by Jim Fagan
As sung by Jim & Jesse [McReynolds], 1967.

1. I just pulled onto the highway in my little foreign car.
Well, it's rainin' an' the road is really bad.
I never saw that big ol' diesel but I heard him hit the air.
I've got a feelin' that I might have made him mad.

2. He closed the gap between us, pushed the pedal on the floor.
He's makin' ninety in that big ol' diesel truck.
I can hear the names he's callin' me above the engine's roar,
An' the words won't be found in Webster's book.

CHORUS: There's a diesel on my tail a-makin' ninety miles an hour.
My reflection in my mirror is mighty pale.
I can hear St. Peter callin'; I can almost smell the flowers.
Can this compact take the impact? There's a diesel on my tail.

3. Well, I'm huffin' an' a-puffin' as I try to make the grade
An' I wish I had some pedals on this car,
An' I'm slippin' an' a-slidin' an' afraid to touch the brake
For the two of us this doodlebug could never stand the jar. CHORUS

4. Well, I'm slippin' an' a-slidin' tryin' to hold it on the road,
An' I tell you I just got to win this race.
While I'm tremblin' an' a-shakin' he's a-pourin' on the coal,
So close that I could steal his license plate. CHORUS