The Legend

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 G.A.

Every gear jammer knows his name

They swear he got ice water running in his veins

Foot like lead and nerves like steel

He's gonna go to glory riding 18 wheels

He left Atlanta back in '63

Calling him the loner from Tennessee

He hit Monteville in the driving rain

So hard he couldn't even see the passing lane

Well, he started down the grade when he lost the gear

He hit them brakes found he had no air

The Monteville grade is steep and long

And everybody 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

A lot 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 G.A.

Every gear jammer knows his name

They swear he got ice water running in his veins

Foot like lead and nerves like steel

He's going up to glory riding 18 wheels