TALKIN' SILVER CLOUD BLUES
(Loudermilk)
John D. Loudermilk - 1966


I've been singing rock most all my life 
I got three little boys and a sweet young wife
I feed 'em good cause I make good bread 
Thank God for the man that said
Rock 'n' roll is the answer son 
You can't beat 'em join 'em
Get your guitar get your drum 
Get your set of iron ear drums
A thousand watt column 
And you're in the business son
Got my first Cadillac in '54 
Since then I had about five more
Mercedez Benz and a Porsche too 
The other day I was thinking this wouldn't do
Cause the price of a Cadillac times two 
Comes out to the cost of a Rolls Royce new
But soon the Cadillac's obsolete 
And the Rolls Royce is still a running sleek
Figure four years instead of two 
Before you gotta buy something new
Put an extra fifteen hundred in 
to pay for the bar and air-conditionin'
You don't need no chauffer 
Get your bartender and ride baby

So the other day I drove down from the hill 
Went to my bank to get me some bills
And boots and Levi's worn and tan 
I ambled into the Rolls Royce stand
Showroom four was quiet that day 
I walked up to a silver grey
Silver Cloud all sleek and long 
Standin' there loose and so alone
Such a beautiful sight I never did see 
Sparkled and shone like a Christmas tree
He was really something to admire 
I moved in close and I kicked the tire
Had to get some attention, I got some quickly
Well I was comin' my hair down in the chrome 
When up steps a man in a herring bone
Said good morning son may I help you 
I said yes sir I'd like to testdrive
This new Silver Cloud II
Well he jumped back his face was sore 
He looked me over from my head to my toe
His face formed into a sneer 
He said sorry kid this car stays here
And don't you kick tose tires 
Don't open the doors, don't touch the chrome
You're gettin' dandruff on the radiator

Well I got put on for an hour or more 
They ushered me in the bossman's door
It wasn't long till I came out 
The bossman followed up with a shout
Open the door there look alive 
And take this boy for a testdrive
In the silver grey Silver Cloud 
The little cat's loaded
Lumps in is clothes, gotta look for those
How do you think I got where I am today hmm
Now I'm driving along ole 501 
Listening to them big wheels hum
Gotta get home before it's five 
Take my wife and kids for a drive
Now the moral is the part that's best 
Never judge a man by the way he is dressed
Don't you brush him off or treat him wrong
He may be the singer of rock songs 
Don't you forget it

What's that pounding noise what's burning
Well the temperature is up and the oil is down
Termites running around and around on my dashboard
Spots on my windshield........trading time