Jerry Reed - The Legend lyrics

You heard about the legend of Jesse James John Henry just to mention some names But there's a truck driving legend in the south today A man called Bandit from Atlanta GA Every gear jammer knows his name They swear he got icewater runnin in his veins A foot like lead and nerves like steel He's gonna go to glory ridin 18 wheels He left Atlanta back in '63 Haulin him a load up to Tennessee He hit Monteagle in a driving rain So hard he couldn't even see the pa**ing lane Well he started down the grade when he lost the gear He hit them brakes found he had no air The Monteagle grade is steep and long And everbody that seen it thought the Bandit was gone Well his truck jack-knifed turned completely 'round He was coming down backwards 'bout the speed of sound Alot of folks seen him and they all say He had his head out the window yelling clear the way Well he got to the bottom safe and sound Everybody asked Bandit how he made it down He said folks when the truck picked up too much speed I just run along beside it and drug my feet You heard about the legend of Jesse James John Henry just to mention some names But there's a truck driving legend in the south today A man called Bandit from Atlanta GA Every gear jammer knows his name They swear he got icewater runnin in his veins A foot like lead and nerves like steel He's goin up to glory ridin 18 wheels