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the bible belt bopper dean/farrell music mint bmi

there came a big, black bopper from birmingham
with a bad reputaion as a promo man
his cadillac tag said with a shout
"if your heart ain't in dixie,
you better get your ass out!
the road was hot like his tires might melt
but he kept on a boppin' through the bible belt
he had to make his destination
he had to make his destination
he had a date with a jockey that he couldn't miss
runnin' to atlanta with a car load of heavy hits

now sweet sister susu was standing by the road
along came the bopper with his heavy load
he slammed on the brakes when he saw the pretty miss
(he) slid up beside her (and) said,"get a load of this."
the sound she heard hit her where she dwelt
so she told the black bopper in the bible belt
"i got to make my destination,
i got to make my destination."
ooooooo, do you know your destination?

now sweet sister susu was only seventeen
but she liked the black man and his road machine
she said, "hey, big daddy, what's your thang?"
he said, "i plug the music that the hep cats sing."
she dug the man and the way she felt
so she bopped with the bopper through the bible belt
they had to make their destination
they had to make their destination
she grinned at the dude and said, "floor it, stud!
you're my ticket to hollywood

at the radio station, he goes into his act
he laughs with the d.j. and slaps him on the back...
"put this music on the air waves, man,
it's just what they want out in radio land!"
he says to the jockey, but the jockey says, “whoa!
i can't play the music (un)less the people say so!"
so call him up, children if you like what you felt
and ask for the bopper in the bible belt
and help him make his destination
he's got to make his destination
ooooooo, do you know your destination?

copyright 1984 thomas w. dean

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from Jump Yer Bones, released December 14, 2020
karl liberatore - trumpet, earl ford - trombone, randy hunter - tenor sax, spencer kirkpatrick - electric guitar, tim nash - drums, tommy dean - vocal, recorded by martin kearns

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T. Wesley Dean Atlanta, Georgia

I am a singer and songwriter currenly based in Atlanta, Georgia USA. Artists that have recorded my tunes include Joe Walsh, Joe South, Billy Joe Royal, Tinsley Ellis, Heaven Davis, Alex Lattimore, Chick Willis and Kristie Agee.

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