Chicken Truck
Highway Anecdote: Stuck Behind a Chicken Truck
Lyrics
VERSE: Well it was mornin' when I left Alabama
Setting the scene: The narrator left Alabama in the morning.
It must have been around in mid July
Specifying the time frame, around mid-July.
I got behind a chicken truck from Georgia
The narrator is following a chicken truck from Georgia.
And the feathers were a flyin' like snow out of the sky
Feathers from the chickens are flying, creating a visual scene.
VERSE: I couldn't get up the speed enough to pass him
The narrator is struggling to overtake the chicken truck.
And a funky smell was a gettin' close to me
A bad smell is emanating from the truck.
And somethin' keeps on messing up my windshield
Something is obstructing the narrator's windshield.
And the farther I go the harder it gets to see
As the narrator travels farther, visibility becomes worse.
CHORUS: Chicken truck chicken truck
Introduction of the chorus, expressing frustration with the chicken truck.
Behind it I'm stuck
The narrator is stuck behind the chicken truck.
Chicken truck chicken truck
Repetition of frustration in a catchy way.
Ain't it just my luck
Expressing a sense of bad luck in being behind the chicken truck.
Chicken truck on Highway 65
Specifically mentioning the highway where the chicken truck is causing issues.
Well the hens are sqawkin' and the roosters are crowin'
Depicting noisy hens and roosters slowing the narrator down.
Slowin' me down and I need to keep goin'
Desire to keep moving despite the hindrance caused by the chickens.
Chicken truck on Highway 65
Reiteration of the presence of the chicken truck on the specified highway.
VERSE: He slowed down and I tried to drive around him
Attempt to pass the chicken truck on a hill.
On a big long hill just South of Tennessee
Describing the location of the attempt, south of Tennessee.
He had a box of Colonel Sander's on his dashboard
Details about the chicken truck's dashboard having a box of Colonel Sander's and eating fried chicken.
And he was eatin' fried chicken and a throwin' the bones on me
Throwing chicken bones, possibly as a humorous or annoying action.
(mercy, mercy, mercy)
An exclamation expressing surprise or dismay.
CHORUS: Chicken truck chicken truck
Repetition of the chorus, emphasizing frustration.
Behind it I'm stuck
Stating being stuck behind the chicken truck.
Chicken truck chicken truck
Expressing a sense of bad luck in the situation.
Ain't it just my luck
Reiteration of frustration with the chicken truck on Highway 65.
Chicken truck on Highway 65
Repetition of the highway and the impact of noisy chickens on speed.
Well the hens are sqawkin' and the roosters are crowin'
Depicting the noise from hens and roosters hindering progress.
Slowin' me down and I need to keep goin'
Desire to keep moving despite the hindrance caused by the chickens.
Chicken truck on Highway 65
Reiteration of the presence of the chicken truck on the specified highway.
CHORUS: Chicken truck chicken truck
Repetition of the chorus, emphasizing frustration.
behind it I'm stuck
Stating being stuck behind the chicken truck.
Chicken truck chicken truck
Expressing a sense of bad luck in the situation.
it's just my luck Chicken truck on Highway 65
Reiteration of frustration with the chicken truck on Highway 65.
Well the hens are a sqawkin' and the roosters are a crowin'
Depicting the noise from hens and roosters hindering progress.
Slowin' me down when I need to keep goin'
Desire to keep moving despite the hindrance caused by the chickens.
Chicken truck on Highway 65
Reiteration of the presence of the chicken truck on the specified highway.
SPOKEN: Billy you better slow that chicken truck down boy
Spoken words advising caution and humorously addressing the narrator as Billy.
I got my foot on the brake
The narrator is trying to slow down the chicken truck.
you'll have chickens all over the road
Warning about potential chaos if the chickens are scattered on the road.
that'd be something wouldn't it
A humorous comment on the chaos that scattering chickens on the road would cause.
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