Black Oak Arkansas - Hot Rod

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Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. The band reached the height of its fame in the 1970s, charting ten albums. Their style is notable for multiple guitar players and the raspy voice and on-stage antics of vocalist Jim "Dandy" Mangrum.
In 1973, Black Oak Arkansas released their fourth LP, Raunch 'n' Roll Live, and took the unorthodox tack of including previously unreleased new songs on their first live concert album such as "Gigolo", "Gettin' Kinda Cocky", as well as two more BOA classics: "Hot Rod", featuring Dandy's double-entendre lyrics, and "Up", which spotlighted Aldridge's marathon drum solo, a portion of which he played with his bare hands. When Atco Records realized the band's strong suit was their concert act, the live album resulted. Raunch 'n' Roll Live was re-issued in 2007 by Rhino Records as a 2-CD set containing both concerts that the original vinyl album was culled from.

Lyrics:

I DRIVE SO HARD, I DRIVE SO FAR
WON’T YOU WATCH ME WHEELIN’ AROUND
SEEMS A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR BABY THAT’S TOO FAST
BETTER HANG ON TIGHT LIKE YOU WANT TO LAST
HOT-TIE HOTTIE HOT HOT HOT ROD

IF YOU SEE ME HANGIN’ AROUND
AND YOU GOT NOTHIN’ BETER TO DO
COME ON DOWN ON ME WE’LL SEE
A DEEP HOT ROD DANCE ALL OVER YOU
HOT-TIE HOTTIE HOT HOT HOT ROD

IF YOU WANT TO, IF YOU WILL
JUMP MY ROD, IT’LL GIVE YOU A THRILL
COME ON MAMA I’M ASKIN’ YOU PLEASE
SUCH A HOT ROD WOMAN, YOU PUT ME AT EASE
HOT-TIE HOTTIE HOT HOT HOT ROD

YEAH, IF YOU WANT TO STAY THE NIGHT
CAN ALWAYS TAKE IT FROM THE TOP
SOME MAN SAID IT’S A SIN
WON’T YOU LET THIS HOT ROD IN
HOT-TIE HOTTIE HOT HOT HOT ROD

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