The Devil of Level Cross
The Devil of Level Cross
rode into Georgia like a boss
to a county you ought to know.
He was lookin’ for two boys
in a bright orange car
who were musclin’ in on Thunder Road.
Now the Good Lord looks away
when these ‘shiners go to war.
Dukes in a heap of trouble
Richard’s come to settle score.
He might want to let them go,
he doesn’t get real mad.
But you’ve got to drive hard
when Lee Petty is your dad.
The boys were easy to find.
They didn’t know they had to hide.
The King idled on up,
invited them for a drive
down a long country road
and loaded with ‘shine.
If they could beat him without losing any
they’d get an engine made of gold.
But if they couldn’t,
Maurice would take their souls.
You could call this episode
“Uncle Jessie’s Big Mistake.”
The Duke Boys tried real hard
but they couldn’t pull away.
You can’t beat the Pettys
with an engine that they made.
And when Cooter installed it
he should have taken off the restrictor plate.
Pretty car, pretty boys but neither so fast.
Soon it was clear that the chase wouldn’t last.
The blonde tried to jump but Maurice didn’t care.
He shot the General’s tires out while it was in the air.
Maurice got their balls and Richard got the bat.
Tires weren’t going to be the only things flat.
When a Jeep with long legs drove by.
The Pettys liked what they saw
so the Duke boys didn’t have to die,
if cousin Daisy would only switch sides.
And she did.
Cousins can only go so far.
More Pettys on the way.
The Petty family will live
forever.