Story Behind The Song
In the mid 1980's, north of Baton Rouge on Highway 61 (Scenic Highway) near the interchange with US 190, there was an old schoolbus by the side of the road. In front of the bus there were two signs. One said "We Fix Flat Tires". The other sign said "We
| Song Length |
2:54 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Content, Affable |
Subject |
General, Life |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
I was born in Baton Rouge and raised in Birmingham
I spent me a couple of hellish years in war-torn Vietnam
When I came home I wanted to make the most of myself
So I got me a job working oil rigs out on the continental shelf
Worked a few weeks and then I'd get some days out on the town
Where I'd drink me so much whiskey you'd have to scrape me off the ground
Now I live in an old school bus out on Highway 61
The same highway where Abraham was told to kill his son
Oh I fix flat tires, yes I fix flat tires
I fix catfish sandwiches and I fix flat tires
The catfish out by Devil's Swamp are full of mercury
But fry them up in Crisco Oil it tastes right good to me
Yea I love catfish sandwiches and every now and then
Someone stops to buy one but I never see them again
I fix flat tires faster than the morning dew
Evaporates into the velvet air in the heat of Baton Rouge
Now I live on Scenic Highway and that's likely where I'll die
From a lethal mix of mercury and Jim Beam Rye
I fix flat tires, oh I fix flat tires
I fix catfish sandwiches and I fix flat tires