Phantom 309-Ferlin Husky

[ti:Phantom 309] [ar:Various Artists] [al:Truckin' - The Very Best Of] [offset:0] [00:00.79]Phantom 309 - Ferlin Husky [00:08.99]Things didn't work out, an' I was down on my luck. [00:12.00] [00:13.38]Got tired of roamin' and bummin' around, [00:15.57] [00:16.26]So I started thumbin' back east, toward my home town. [00:19.12] [00:21.87]Now, I made a lotta miles the first few days, [00:24.52] [00:25.44]I figured I'd be home in a week if my luck held out this way. [00:29.20] [00:30.70]But the third night out, I got stranded way out of town. [00:34.17] [00:35.10]At a cold lonely crossroads: rain was pouring down. [00:38.35] [00:40.76]I was hungry an' freezin' an' done caught a chill, [00:43.70] [00:44.65]When the lights of a big semi topped the hill. [00:47.26] [00:49.02]Lord, I sure was glad to hear them air brakes come on. [00:52.09] [00:53.34]An 'I climbed in that cab where I knew it'd be warm. [00:56.46] [00:57.71]At the wheel sat a big man, he weighed about 210. [01:00.90] [01:02.34]He stuck out his hand and said with a grin: [01:05.03] [01:05.97]"Big Joe's the name," an' I told him mine. [01:08.78] [01:09.90]He said: "The name of my rig is Phantom 309." [01:13.04] [01:15.56]Well, I asked him why he called his rig such a name, [01:18.49] [01:19.10]He said: "Son, this ol' Mac can put 'em all to shame. [01:22.29] [01:22.85]"Well, there ain't a driver or rig runnin any line, [01:25.26] [01:26.01]"That's seen nothin' but taillights from Phantom 309." [01:28.64] [01:32.53]Well, we rode and talked the better part of the night, [01:35.46] [01:36.09]When the lights of a truck stop came in sight. [01:38.71] [01:39.99]He said: "I'm sorry, son, this is far as you go. [01:42.82] [01:43.76]"'Cause I gotta make a turn just on up the road." [01:46.40] [01:49.04]Well, he tossed me a dime as he pulled her in low, [01:52.14]An' said: "Have yourself a hot cup on old Big Joe." [01:55.07] [01:56.07]When Joe an' his rig roared out into the night, [01:58.57] [01:59.26]Iin nothing flat, he was clean outta sight. [02:01.97] [02:03.49]Well, I went inside an' ordered me a cup, [02:05.67] [02:06.60]An' told the waiter Big Joe was a-settin' me up. [02:09.06] [02:10.82]Aw, you could of heard a pin drop: it got deathly quiet, [02:14.52] [02:16.09]An' the waiter's face turned kinda white. [02:17.97] [02:19.28]"Well, did I say somethin' wrong?" I said with a half way grin. [02:23.48] [02:24.77]He said: "Naw." This happened every now an' then. [02:27.34] [02:28.77]"Every driver in here knows Big Joe. [02:30.67] [02:31.92]"But son, let me tell you what happened about 10 years ago. [02:35.16] [02:36.46]"At the crossroads tonight, where you flagged him down, [02:38.97] [02:40.21]"There was a bus load of kids a-comin' from town. [02:42.93] [02:43.96]"An' they were right in the middle when Big Joe topped the hill. [02:47.18] [02:48.37]"It could have been slaughter but he turned his wheels. [02:51.07] [02:52.40]"Well, Joe lost control an' went into a skid.| [02:55.71] [02:57.09]"Gave his life to save that bunch of kids. [02:59.40] [03:00.34]"There, at that crossroads, was the end of the line, [03:02.74] [03:03.49]"Fore Big Joe an' Phantom 309. [03:05.44] [03:07.13]"But every now and then, some hiker will come by, [03:09.59] [03:10.90]"An', like you, Big Joe will give him a ride. [03:13.35] [03:13.99]"Here, have another cup an' forget about the dime. [03:16.20] [03:17.01]"Keep it as a souvenier from Big Joe and Phantom 309."