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Lyr Req: Give Me 40 Acres (to Turn This Rig Around
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Subject: Give Me 40 Acres From: AWVALV2@pathway.net Date: 04 Dec 96 - 07:26 PM Looking for a song that has in it's lyrics "Give Me 40 Acres and I'll Turn This Truck Around" Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Al |
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Subject: RE: Give Me 40 Acres From: F.A. Williams Date: 26 Dec 96 - 02:00 AM The name of the song is "Give me 40 Acres and I'll Turn This Rig Around. I have the record somewhere. I'll dig it out in the next few days and try to get some lyrics for you. |
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Subject: RE: Give Me 40 Acres From: F.A. WILLIAMS Date: 02 Jan 97 - 01:54 AM I'M HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE TRYING TO GET THIS TO YOU. I AM GOING TO TRY IT IN PARTS GIVE ME 40 ACRES HE WAS HEADIN INTO BOSTON IN A BIG LONG DIESEL TRUCK IT WAS HIS FIRST TRIP TO BOSTON HE WAS HAVING LOTS OF LUCK HE WAS GOING THE WRONG DIRECTION DOWN A ONE WAY STREET IN TOWN AND THIS IS WHAT HE SAID WHEN THE POLICE CHASED HIM DOWN, GIVE ME 40 ACRES AND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND, IT'S THE EASIEST WAY THAT I'VE FOUND, SOME GUYS CAN TURN IT ON A DIME OR TURN IT RIGHT DOWNTOWN, BUT I NEED 40 ACRES TO TURN THIS RIG AROUND. WHEN HE FINALLY FOUND WHERE TO UNLOAD HE HAD A DREADFUL SHOCK HIS TRAILER POINTED TOWARD THE ROAD AND HIS CAB RIGHT TO THE DOCK AND AS HE LOOKED AROUND HIM THROUGH TEARS HE MADE THIS SOUND, OH GIVE ME 40 ACRES AND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND, GIVE ME 40 ACRES AND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND IT'S THE EASIEST WAY THAT I'VE FOUND, SOME GUYS CAN TURN IT ON A DIME OR TURN IT RIGHT DOWNTOWN, BUT I NEED 40 ACRES TO TURN THIS RIG AROUND.
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Subject: RE: Give Me 40 Acres From: Date: 02 Jan 97 - 02:02 AM PART II WHEN HE FINALLY GOT UNLOADED HE WAS GLAD TO LEAVE THE TOWN HE WAS VERY, VERY HAPPY GOING BACK TO ALABAM, WHEN UP AHEAD HE SAW A SIGN SAID YOU ARE NORTHWARD BOUND HE SAID GIVE ME 40 ACRES AND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND, GIVE ME 40 ACRES AND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND IT'S THE EASIEST WAY THAT I'VE FOUND, SOME GUY'S CAN TURN IT ON A DIME OR TURN IT RIGHT DOWNTOWN, BUT I NEED 40 ACRES TO TURN THIS RIG AROUND. HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN AHEAD HE SAW A SIGN AND HE HAD TO MADE A LEFT TURN BUT HE COULD NOT GET IN LINE AND THE TEARS WERE STREAMING DOWN HIS CHEEKS AND THEY ALL HEARD HIM YELL GIVE ME 40 STICKS OF DYNAMITE AND I'LL BLOW THIS RIG TO, GIVE ME 40 ACRES AND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND IT'S THE EASIEST WAY THAT I'VE FOUND, SOME GUYS CAN TURN IT ON A DIME OR TURN IT RIGHT DOWNTOWN, BUT I NEED 40 ACRES TO TURN THIS RIG AROUND. |
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Subject: RE: Give Me 40 Acres From: F.A. WILLIAMS Date: 02 Jan 97 - 02:06 AM SORRY FOR THE TWO PARTS, BUT FOR SOME REASON I COULD NOT TRANSMIT SONG WITHOUT BREAKING IT UP. |
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Subject: RE: Give Me 40 Acres From: dick greenhaus Date: 02 Jan 97 - 04:18 AM Hi- Thanx for the lyric. Dou you have any info on composer/author, copyright holder, or who recoreded it? |
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Subject: RE: Give Me 40 Acres From: Al Veit Date: 02 Jan 97 - 07:08 PM Many thanks for the lyrics. We needed them for a minister and his wife who perform at senior groups. This will make a lot of people happy. Thanks again and a Happy 1997 to you. |
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Subject: RE: Give Me 40 Acres From: F.A. Williams Date: 02 Jan 97 - 11:34 PM The Willis Brothers recorded it, that's about all I can tell you. |
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Subject: RE: Give Me 40 Acres From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Date: 12 Dec 06 - 01:30 AM Says at Give Me 40 Acres was written by Earl Green and John William Greene. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: GIVE ME 40 ACRES (TO TURN THIS RIG AROUND From: pdq Date: 12 Dec 06 - 11:55 AM GIVE ME 40 ACRES (TO TURN THIS RIG AROUND) (Earl Green / John William Greene) The Willis Brothers - 1964 He was headin' into Boston in a big, long diesel truck It was his first trip to Boston, he was having lots of luck He was going the wrong direction down a one-way street in town And this is what he said when the police chased him down. CHORUS: Give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around It's the easiest way that I've found ... Some guys can turn it on a dime or turn it right downtown But I need forty acres to turn this rig around. When he finally found where to unload, he had a dreadful shock His trailer pointed toward the road and his cab right to the dock And as he looked around him through the tears he made this sound Oh, give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around. CHORUS When he finally got unloaded, he was glad to leave the town He was very, very happy, headin' back to Alabam' When up ahead he saw a sign, said; "You are Northward bound." He said; "Give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around." He was driving down the right lane, when ahead he saw a sign Now he's gotta make a left turn, but he cannot get in line And the tears were streaming down his cheeks and they all heard him yell "Give me forty sticks of dynamite and I'll blow this thing to ... !" CHORUS |
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Subject: RE: Give Me 40 Acres From: GerryMc Date: 12 Dec 06 - 02:08 PM Me and Smurf used to sing that song years agao. I think there's a recording of it somewhere. I'll search through me tapes, yes, tapes :-) Gerry :-) |
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Subject: RE: Give Me 40 Acres From: Louie Roy Date: 12 Dec 06 - 10:46 PM I can send an MP3 for this tune to anyone who wants it as long as they send me an email address.Louie Roy |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Give Me 40 Acres (to Turn This Rig Around From: smurf Date: 14 Dec 06 - 04:57 PM Yeah GerryMc , I have it on TAPE somewhere , but alas nothing to play it on , I MUST get tapes onto CD sometime soon Smurf |
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