CHORUS:
He’s a drug store truck drivin' man
He’s the head of the Ku Klux Klan
When summer rolls around
He’ll be lucky if he’s not in town
Well, he’s got him a house on the hill
He plays country records till you’ve had your fill
He’s a fireman’s friend he’s an all night DJ
But he sure does think different from the records he plays
CHORUS
Well, he don’t like the young folks I know
He told me one night on his radio show
He’s got him a medal he won in the War
It weighs five-hundred pounds and it sleeps on his floor
CHORUS
He’s been like a father to me
He’s the only DJ you can hear after three
I’m an all night musician in a rock and roll band
And why he don’t like me I can’t understand
CHORUS
He’ll be lucky if he’s not in town
(spoken:) this one’s for you, Ralph.
There was a lot of hate toward us long hairs back then, bigotry on steroids. This song reflected that intolerance and hypocrisy with a sardonic smile. If you expose something, bring to light, that which is wrong and small minded it can have the power to encourage self reflection and change. That is why we demonstrated, and people still demonstrate, to effect a change and evolution.