BJ THE DJ
(Hugh X. Lewis)

Stonewall Jackson - 1963
Kitty Wells - 1964
Carl Smith - 1965

Also recorded by:
Big Tom & The Mainliners; Erin Hay.



A story 'bout a pal of mine
Who worked down near the Georgia line
As DJ in a little country station
Everybody loved him dear
'Cause he played what they liked to hear
He built himself up quite a reputation

At record hops he'd stayed out late
And his Mom would always wait
To see if he had made it home alive
She warned against his loss of sleep
And driving fast in that old heap
And that he had to be at work by five

BJ the DJ, you're livin' much to fast
And if you don't change your ways
Don't see how you can last

Every mornin' just past four
From the driveway he would roar
Overslept and he was late again
Then at breakneck speed he'd drive
To sign the station on at five
He had lots of records he must spin

His mom sat by the radio
Until his voice told her hello
She knew then that he'd made it there all right
Then she'd say a little prayer
He'd be safe while he was there
And she'd wait up for him again tonight

Then one cold and rainy morn
All four tires were badly worn
But still he scratched off just as fast as time
BJ had a lot of nerve
But he completely missed the curve
And he signed off down near the Georgia line

Mom sat by the radio
The voice she heard she didn't know
BJ'd never been this late before
But with the roads so bad and all
She'd wait awhile before she'd call
And then she heard the knock upon the door

BJ the DJ, only twenty-four
A wreck at ninety miles an hour
He'll spin the hits no more



(Contributed by Carlene Bogle - July 28th, 2002)