ROAD
HOG
JOHN D.
LOUDERMILK
SONGWRITER:
JOHN D. LOUDERMILK
COUNTRY:
U. S. A.
ALBUM: ROAD HOG
LABEL: RCA VICTOR
GENRE: FOLK
YEAR: 1962
John D. Loudermilk Jr. (March 31, 1934 – September
21, 2016) was an American singer and songwriter. Although he had his own recording career during
the 1950s and 1960s, he was primarily known as a songwriter. His
best-known songs include "Indian Reservation", a
1968 UK cover by Don Fardon and a
1971 U.S. No. 1 hit for Paul Revere
& the Raiders; "Ebony
Eyes", a 1961 U.K. No. 1 and U.S. No. 8 for the Everly
Brothers; "Tobacco Road",
a 1964 Top 20 hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. for the Nashville
Teens; "This Little Bird", a U.K. No. 6
for Marianne Faithfull in 1965, and "Then You Can
Tell Me Goodbye", a U.S. Top Ten hit in
1967 for the Casinos and also
a U.S. No. 1 country hit for Eddy Arnold the
following year.
John D. Loudermilk was born in Durham, North
Carolina, to Pauline and John D. Loudermilk Sr., an illiterate carpenter. John
D. Jr. grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army, and was
influenced by the church singing of the Christian Church.
His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin
Brothers. Loudermilk was a graduate of Campbell
College (now Campbell University), a
private North Carolina Baptist Convention-owned college in Buies Creek,
North Carolina.
As
a young boy he learned to play the guitar, and while still in his teens, wrote
a poem that he set to music, "A Rose and a Baby Ruth". The
owners of the local television station, where he worked as a graphic artist,
allowed him to play the song on-air, resulting in country musician George Hamilton IV putting it on record in 1956. After Eddie Cochran had his first hit record with Loudermilk's song "Sittin' in
the Balcony", Loudermilk's career path
was firmly set.
Loudermilk recorded some of his songs,
including "Sittin' in the Balcony", under the stage name "Johnny
Dee" (reaching Nº. 38 on the pop charts in 1957). His "Johnny
Dee" records were recorded for the North Carolina-based Colonial Records label.
Have you ever been
driving down the road
And come up on a fella who was just poking along
Straddlin' the white line?
And when you'd try to pass him he'd speed up?
Ha ha well, around here we call this fella a Road Hog
This is a story about him and his eventual end
Well me and my buddy
went a ridin' last night
Me and my buddy went a ridin' last night
We topped a hill and we saw his lights
Road Hog beep beep do do do do Road Hog beep beep do do do do
When we saw him we
almost died
When we saw him we almost died
He was a comin' at us on our side
Road Hog beep beep do do do do Road Hog beep beep do do do do
My buddy said that
fella sure came mighty near
Probably some learner who don't know how to steer
And then I saw his lights a comin' up in my mirror
Road Hog beep beep do do do do Road Hog beep beep do do do do
He passed us a goin'
about a hundred I guess
He passed us a goin' about a hundred I guess
And then he slowed down to twenty or less
Road Hog beep beep do do do do Road Hog beep beep do do do do
I tooted my horn and
I started to pass
I blinked my lights and I started to pass
And then that Road Hog stepped on the gas
Road Hog beep beep do do do do Road Hog beep beep do do do do
He'd better get him
up some money for bail
He'd better get him up some money for bail
'Cause tomorrow morning he will be in jail
Road Hog beep beep do do do do Road Hog beep beep do do do do
The boys will have
him in the morning behind bars
The boys will have him in the morning behind bars
'Cause I'm the County Sheriff in my unmarked car ha ha ha
Road Hog beep beep do do do do Road Hog beep beep do do do do
Blow your horn, Hoss
Let's get him, Norris.
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