Testo Robber & The Roadie Nazareth
When willie met ronnie he was runninâ up a track
He was bent down, burned out, carryinâ a sack
Come on boy, you got to stop and help me some
And keep this money hidden when the police come
Ronnie was shiverinâ and makinâ funny sounds
He was lookinâ like a fox
That was runninâ from the hounds
Sure little buddy, I can lighten up your load
You half it up, Iâll hit it up, Iâll take it down the road
Never had a better combination been planned
âcos willie was a roadie with a rock ân? roll band
They were heads back, celebratinâ, drinkinâ moonshine
Heads down, here we go across another state line
Tanked up and bullet proof
They couldnât give a monkeyâs
Damn if he didnât hide the money in a drum case
Pack âem up, hit em up, do another show
The robber and the roadie got a long way to go
Willie and ronnie
Anytime they wanted they would pull another job
Anywhere they found a place
And it was fat enough to rob
If ronnie saw the police he would make a little sign
Then willie stuck the money in the bandâs back line
In the main racks, bass stacks
Anywhere he thought it could
Be hidden out of sight
Until the finished out in hollywood
Split it down the middle
When they took it out the sound
The robber and the roadie got enough to go around
Willie and ronnie
The robber and the roadie
Forty seven days and they had only one to go
When the telegram arived
To say the band wouldnât show
The crowd was gettingâ nasty and it turned into a rage
The bottles and the bodies started coverinâ the stage
Then the cops came running in
And breaking up the riotinâ
When they saw the money falling
Out the back of everything
Hey little buddy think itâs time to run and duck
The robber and the roadie could be runninâ out of luck
Willie and ronnie had to skip it out of town
They were sittinâ by the highway like jackson browne
They were stickinâ out their thumbs
In the middle of the night
When they saw the car cominâ with the spinninâ red light
Wide eyed, tongue tied feelinâ pretty stranded
No use in runninâ they were caught red handed
Pull âem in, lock âem up, put âem in a row
The robber and the roadie got nowhere to go
Willie and ronnie
The robber and the roadie
We got state police and the fbi
Willie and ronnie
You get a big reward
If you can make these boyâs mamas cry
The robber and the roadie
We got the national guard and the bear in the sky
Willie and ronnie
You get a big reward if you can make these mothers cry
The robber and the roadie