Lefty Frizell (Chip Taylor) Back Road Music, B.M.I. He's the grandson of the sixth cousin of a man named Lefty Frizell And he comes from a town called Abilene A place we know so well Where it's Slim Chance and the Survivors On a sometime Saturday night And we plugged it in with our new best friends and we rocked until the broad day light He had a 1905 Gibson that Gene Autry might have played He's got Holly's chicken and dumplins Two young reasons why he stayed And he's a "damn right" republican He don't see it from both sides But he'd a voted twice for Lincoln And he's big on Texas Pride He's the grandson of the sixth cousin of a man named Lefty Frizell And he comes from a town called Abilene A place we know so well Where it's Slim Chance and the Survivors On a sometime Saturday night And we plugged it in with our new best friends and we rocked until the broad day light And there's Roger on the old traps, it'sBarry on the bass And it's Johnny back from Van and Bonnie with a guitar in your face And it's Lane Bishop and Texas John and me just chuggin' along Hell it's a 45th class reunion boys and it's about we've been reborn He's the grandson of the sixth cousin of a man named Lefty Frizell And he comes from a town called Abilene A place we know so well Where it's Slim Chance and the Survivors On a sometime Saturday night And we plugged it in with our new best friends and we rocked until the broad day light Heres to Knoxville, heres Nashville, Headin' a little down south Heres to a whole lotta shakin' and hearts be breakin' and a judge sayin' "Shut thy mouth" Heres to Claudette, heres to Suzette Texas women and their inspiration If it was all abord in Memphis boys, the train just pulled in the station repeat chorus