Roadhog

Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Robert Hunter

One of the tracks on Tales Of The Great Rum Runners 50th Anniversary bonus disc. It's sung by Ted Claire, who was one of the original members of the Liberty Hill Aristocrats, joined by Robert Hunter appearing under the pseudonym "Lefty Banks". The Liberty Hill AristocratsIt later morphed into the band Roadhog.

Robert Hunter's description of the song in Box Of Rain says:

Ted Clare's [sic] croaking voice claimed lead honors on this tune, the signature song of the band Roadhog, which also included Rodney Albin, Jeffrey Dambrau, Bill Summers, Jim MacPherson, and myself - three nights a week at the Green Earth Café on Market Street.

I'm a straight-eight driver, I'm a neon wire
Gotta make a fire, I'm a roadhog
Got good bait, I'm a half-hour late
Gotta make a date with dead dog
I'm a roadhog
yeah ...
I'm a roadhog

Gonna tell you somethin' when my thyroid's pumpin'
Well, my heart gets jumpin' like a bullfrog
Just pulled out of a drive-in movie
I'm wound up tight and I'm feelin' groovy
Rock on over and cruise the strip
Drink a few beers, have a good ol' trip
I'm a roadhog
yeah ...
I'm a roadhog

I'm a prostrate batter
I'm a number-five hatter
I'm a smooth-line chatter
I'm a roadhog
I'm an up-and-comer
I'm a flat-out bummer
I'm a toll-gate jumper
I'm a roadhog
yeah ...
I'm a roadhog

I got four bald tyres and a few crossed wires
Don't take no buyers, I'm a roadhog
I'm a high-rise tenant with a baseball pennant
Got a man in the Senate, I'm a roadhog
Yeah, yeah
I'm a roadhog
Roadhog!