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Truckload of Art (demo)

from Cowboy and the Stranger by Terry Allen

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lyrics

A Truckload of Art
From New York City
Came rollin down the road
Yeah the driver was singing
And the sunset was pretty
But the truck turned over
And she rolled off the road

Yeah a truckload of Art
Is burning near the highway
Precious objects are scattered
All over the ground
And it’s a terrible sight
If a person were to see it
But there weren’t nobody around

Yodel

Yeah the driver went sailing
High in the sky
Landing in the gold lap of the Lord
Who smiled and then said
“Son, you’re better off dead
Than haulin a truckload
full of hot avant garde”

(chorus)

Yes … an important artwork
Was thrown burning to the ground
Tragically … landing in the weeds
And the smoke could be seen
Ahhh for miles all around
Yeah but nobody … knows what it means

Yes … a truckload of art
Is burning near the highway
And it’s a tough job for the highway patrol
Ahhh they’ll soon see the smoke
An come a’runnin to poke
Then dig a deep ditch
And throw the arts in a hole

Yodel

Yes … a truckload of art
Is burning near the highway
And it’s raging far-out of control
And what the critics have cheered
Is now shattered and queered
And their noble reviews
Have been stewed on the road

(chorus)

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from Cowboy and the Stranger, released March 15, 2024

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Terry Allen Santa Fe, New Mexico

Legendary Texan artist Terry Allen occupies a unique position straddling the frontiers of country music and conceptual art; he has worked with everyone from Guy Clark to David Byrne to Lucinda Williams to Bruce Nauman, and his artwork resides in museums worldwide.
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