Christmas Hot Rod Race
Performer(s): Lead Foot Four



You've heard the story of the hot rod race
where the Fords and the Mercury's were settin' the pace
well here's one story you won't believe
it happened late one Christmas Eve

The kid who was driving that Model-A
was headed back to Oklahoma for Christmas day
when in the rear-view mirror there's a red light blinkin'
"oh, my gosh, it's the cops" he's thinkin'

Well he pushed it to the floor and let the motor unwind
but that guy with the light pulled up right behind
it was some custom model he had never seen
candy apple red and satellite green

The kid couldn't hear the engine and he thought he'd queer
that this sled was powered by eight reindeer
In the wink of an eye the old crate was passing
that light was the lead deer's nose a'flashin'

There was a chubby old gent at the wheel of this sled
with a beard'n'a jumpsuit all of red
smokin' a pipe and fairly blind
he passed the kid like he wasn't even tryin'

Well now the kid had raced against many cars
and he wasn't scared of one looked like it was from Mars
He would take anything, whether chop or stock
with his racing cam and his fifty-four block

Well that Model-A had what it took
hit a hundred and ten, just past Holbrook
the kid pulled alongside, said "you wanna go?"
the cat with the beard just said "ho, ho, ho"

Well they both were givin' it all it's worth
the lead was passin' back-and forth
'til they hit the mountains of New Mexico
the road was covered with ice'n'snow

Well that sled kept a-goin' but the kid started slippin'
he had to slow down to keep from flippin'
that snow's no good for his racing slicks
yeah, the kid was just about out of tricks

Well he thought that maybe he'd lost this race
when the other guy slowed down the pace
he was pullin' on the reins of them eight reindeer
shiftin' 'em down into lower gear

Well that cat kept'a putting the brakes to that sleigh
when he was just a car length away
he tossed a box right in the kid's lap
it was a brand new set of spinner hubcaps

The he dashed off so fast that a rock couldn't follow
though the kid was sure that he heard him holler
just before he nitro'd into space
"Merry Christmas, thanks for the Hot Rod Race"