Song Description

The next best thing to goin' to the Kentucky Derby.

Lyrics

Well, the Belle finally beat the Delta Queen
There was bluegrass on the waterfront and the bed race on TV
Between the bourbon and the burgoo, and a Saturday spent chasin? balloons
I tell ya I?ve been livin? a dream

There was Thunder of Louisville and the Pegasus Parade
Had ta hit the chuck-wagons and the Run for the Rose
And then there?s Fourth St. Live, and a party or five
?Cause it?s more than just one two-minute race
Oh yeah man it?s Derby Day

?Cause there?s bikers, suits and movie stars
Crazy hats, cheap sunglasses, and winners smokin? fat cigars
And the infield folks, yeah they?re gettin? wild
With beads and beer and mud-slide Frisbee
Sunburned smiles and snuck-in whiskey
Ain?t missed a year since I was fifteen
I?m even here when it rains, ?cause man, I love Derby Day

They?re yellin? ?Ice-cold Mint Juleps? and ?Cold Beer Here?
Gotta get a shot of Woodford, a program and a beer
Hit the bettin? line; exacta box on 5 and 9
The odds are long so ya know it?s gonna pay
Ah man I love Derby Day

There?s horses, silks and Jockey stars
Kentucky women drinkin? bourbon, and owners chompin? fat cigars
?Weep no more? then the call to the post
Gettin? to the fence I barely make
Just a minute more and my hands are shakin?
Excitement?s so high I can almost taste it
Gettin? the last one in the gate? oh man, I love Derby Day

And they?re off, with whoops and thunder and dust and all
I just keep yellin? for five and nine
They?re in the stretch, my two beauties are neck and neck
Then seven blows right past ?em to the finish line
But really, I don?t mind

?Cause there?s bikers, suits and movie stars
Crazy hats, cheap sunglasses, and winners smokin? fat cigars
And the infield folks, yeah we?re gettin? wild
With beads and beer and mud-slide Frisbee
Sunburned smiles and snuck-in whiskey
I tell ya this is the place to be
I don?t even care if it rains, ?cause man, I love Derby Day