Lyrics

"57' Ragtop Chevrolet”
Music and Lyric by Chet Nichols (ASCAP)
Copyright 2007/2019/2025 by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music : Publisher (ASCAP)
URL: http://www.chetnichols.net
Email: chet@chetnichols.net
Email: MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com
Email: ChetNichols@me.com
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Dedicated to the memory of Mary Frances Nichols

VERSE 1
Now, my daddy went to heaven when I was 6
Left a pretty young widow with 4 little kids
But she rolled up her sleeves and dug in her heels
And worked real hard to serve up three square meals
SPOKEN: (Man, she was a good woman)
We could tell Mama was feeling down
When she hired a sitter and walked into town
Life wasn’t easy, a very steep road
So, to flatten the hills and lighten the load
She bought a…..It was a…….

CHORUS
Two-tone, ragtop Chevrolet
Her home away from home
When she had to get away
When she couldn’t get to church
To knee and pray
She went cruisin’ in her ragtop Chevrolet
Yeah, her ’57 ragtop Chevrolet
Hey, hey….it was a sweet ride….

VERSE 2
My brother used to call her his movie star
‘Cause she looked like Grace Kelley driving that car
We all had a blast with Mom behind the wheel
When she’d stomp on the gas and make the back-end squeal
SPOKEN: (Ha, ha that was so cool)
She wore bobby socks, pigtails and red lipstick
And had a Chesterfield King dangling from her lips
Her radio was rocking on every trip
Mama’s little sweet ride was fully equipped
It was a…..it was a…….

REPEAT CHORUS
Two-tone, ragtop Chevrolet
Her home away from home
When she had to get away
When she couldn’t get to church
To knee and pray
She went cruisin’ in her ragtop Chevrolet
Yeah, her ’57 ragtop Chevrolet
Hey, hey….it was a sweet ride….


INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
(Alright boys let’s tear-up a little blacktop - )

LIFT
Now Mama’s up in heaven driving a star
Daddy’s there beside her strumming guitar
Singing a song on heavens’ boulevard
‘Bout their power-shifting, tire-burning earthly car

REPEAT CHORUS
Two-tone, ragtop Chevrolet
Her home away from home
When she had to get away
When she couldn’t get to church
To knee and pray
She went cruisin’ in her ragtop Chevrolet
Yeah, her ’57 ragtop Chevrolet
Hey, hey….it was a sweet ride….

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Music and Lyric by Chet Nichols (ASCAP)
Copyright 2007/2019/2025 by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music : Publisher (ASCAP)

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