Cattlerack Cadillac

I bought a farm truck at an auction and it must have been my lucky day

'Cause I paid a hundred dollars, they told me fifty if I hollered away

It didn't look like much, just a pickup

Truck with the seams all coming apart

But I changed the oil and the gasket

Seal and I gave it a brand new start

It's a Fargo frame with a stepside box and a fuel pump from a Dodge

I stripped the struts off a flatbed that was sitting up on blocks

Some checker plate and a tailgate and I rigged up a custom mount

For a Coupe DeVille, a hood ornament that I had laying around

It's a Cadillac with a cattle rack

A winch in the front and a hitch in the back

Rusty old rig with retread tires

All held together with baling wire

I like riding in a pickup truck

Got a horseshoe on the dash and it brings me luck

Feed sacks, oats and flax, a post pounder and some barbed wire

Hydraulic jack and a jerry can, a crowbar and a spare tire

There's empty cans and tools and things all scattered on the floor

And it all lands at my baby's feet when she opens up the door

There's a rack for a rod and a rifle up back behind the seat

And the market value doubles when I fill it up with gasoline

It's a gross hunter's dream come true

You can ice fish through the floor

And heat up a can of soup on the exhaust manifold

It's a Cadillac with a cattle rack

A winch in the front and a hitch in the back

Rusty old rig with retread tires

All held together with baling wire

I like riding in a pickup truck

Got a horseshoe on the dash and it brings me luck

What is the most important part of an automobile?

An old timer once told me it's the nut that holds the wheel

There's horses in a 313, 3-speed column shift

I replaced all the moving parts and some that never did

So here I go down the road, it's a rusty rattling ride

But the price of a brand new pickup is damn sure out of sight

If I get stuck out in the rain with my thumb out in the wind

I used to own a Volkswagen van so I guess I'm used to it

It's a Cadillac with a cattle rack

A winch in the front and a hitch in the back

Rusty old rig with retread tires

All held together with baling wire

I like riding in a pickup truck

Got a horseshoe on the dash and it brings me luck

And I'm anxious to know just how far a Fargo will go