My Many Hurried Southern Trips

(Attention please Southbound bus loading Gate No 8 All aboard for Willow Springs Taboule Rogersville Paskanaw Ravanden Belaford Johnsborro Marktree and Memphis all aboard South all aboard please) I drive for the bus line to all points south I drive Guess I've heard a million stories from the folks that ride Have your tickets ready please and don't forget to check your grid And I'm a leavin' on another one of my hurried southern trips These big wheels roll in the heat and the cold When the thunder and the lightenin' whips And the folks that ride got a reason to ride on a hurried southern trips With a tear filled eyes a young girl got on board at Willow Springs She was bearing child and I didn't see a ring I'm on my way to Memphis she said through trembling lips At the unwed mother's home I'll end up my hurried southern trip A man stepped aboard in Memphis said do you remember me I rode here with you to Luthportworth in 1953 And I've been in prison all these years cause I made one bad slip And I took him home to Rogersville on a hurried southern trip These big wheels roll in... A soldier boy said hello Joe it's been a long long time Do you still make a special stop and the Shannon County Line It wasn't long till we were there to meet the folks he'd missed Tears of joy filled every eye on that hurried southern trip These big wheels roll in... (We will change buses here ladies and gentlemen for all point stops Be sure that you conform your reservation be sure to check your baggage and babies For Birmingham Knoxville Charlotte Gatlinsburg Curbville Mobile)