Lyrics to
Chevrolet

This version of Chevrolet was released by Zz Top in 1972.

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In a flat Forty-One with my strat by the door
we was goin’ to the country for what we came for.
I’m sure you’ve smelled the trees in the air.
The best of motor cruisin’s just the joy to get there.

I was approachin’ Simonton down by the cotton gin.
There was old man Berkman trying to flag me in.
He asked if I would stay awhile and if I needed gas.
I said, “No thanks, anyhow I don’t drive too fast.”

Hallelujah, hallelujah,
ride my Chevrolet.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
ride my Chevrolet.

I took the road down to Cinco
through that red Brazos River land,
done hit that freeway at sunset.
Now the big city lights are at hand.

Hallelujah, hallelujah,
ride my Chevrolet.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
ride my Chevrolet.

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About Lyrics and Chevrolet by Zz Top

The lyrics for Chevrolet are defined as the words making up the song released by Zz Top in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Chevrolet have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Zz Top and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Chevrolet by Zz Top if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Chevrolet" means the words set to the music of Chevrolet, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Zz Top. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Chevrolet and the lyrics to Chevrolet are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Zz Top who came here looking just for the lyrics to Chevrolet, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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