Jim Croce - Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) Lyrics
Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy
He too much too believe
You know he always got an extra pack of cigarettes
Rolled up in his t-shirt sleeve
He got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby"
But every sunday afternoon he is a dirt track demon
In a '57 Chevrolet
Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy
He's the best driver in the land
He say that he learned to race a stock car
By runnin' shine outta Alabam'
Oh the demolition derby
And the figure eight
Is easy money in the bank
In Oklahoma City
With a 500 gallon tank
Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy
He too much too believe
You know he always got an extra pack of cigarettes
Rolled up in his t-shirt sleeve
He got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby"
He got another one that just say "hey"
But every Sunday afternoon he is a dirt track demon
In a '57 Chevrolet
Yeah, Roy's so cool, that racin fool
He don't know what fear's about.
He do a hundred thirty mile an hour, smilin at the camera
With a tooth pick in his mouth.
He got a girl back home, name of Dixie Dawn
But he got honeys all along the way
And you oughta hear 'em screamin for that dirt track demon
in a '57 Chevrolet.
Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy
He too much too believe
You know he always got an extra pack of cigarettes
Rolled up in his t-shirt sleeve
He got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby"
He got another one that just say "hey"
But every sunday afternoon he is a dirt track demon
In a '57 Chevrolet
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Jim Croce Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) Comments
That unstoppable guitar solo that you don't ever want it to finish...
Lyrics to this always remind me of Roy Tyner, "The Wild Indian", a NASCAR driving who started in the 1950s, but had most of his career in the 60s. #9 in various cars. Roy did not smoke, though, so the extra pack of cigarettes would not apply. I used to hang around Roy's shop when I was a kid.
Not to break your balls too much, but at 5:54 you've got " . . . too much too believe." That second "too" . . . C'mon! Does no one understand the concept of "proofreading" any more? To believe that is too much to bear. hint, hint RIP Jim Croce
Poop mouth for whomever commented down
But jim croce died in 1973 in a plane crash what was the song released in 1974 or did you just get the years wrong.
Another fine musician lost to stupid pilot errors - all starting w/ Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper, J.P. Richardson - the day the music died.
If i was a singer i would avoid planes.
But Jim dies in 73
Loved that mans music another great musician we lost way to soon ! :(
I get off on 57 Chevies..and screaming guitars
How is it 1974? He died in 1973??
Here in central Idaho my step dad is one of the local legends, championship after championship and win after win. Friendly guy, everyone likes him, and his name is Roy. Needless to say those in my part of Idaho heard this song alot lol
Hello, here a 1970´s french stock car race : https://youtu.be/KQFkKtQ0IY4
definitely not '74. Croce died in '73.
Who raced the Tucker Torpedo you see at the end??? I wonder if it exists still?
i'm just here to see the cars
Its not 1974 stupid he didnt even live that long...he died in 73
i promised my self i wouldn't do this tonight but too many of you display your stupidity for the world to see, i can't even contribute it to ignorance because it's right there in black and white in the intro, maybe you can get someone to read it to you and the other morons repeating it. photographs and memories -his greatest hits , hopefully you aren't so stupid that you don't know music is released years and years after an artist dies . i think i lowered my iq a point or two by stooping to this level.
My late great uncle, Stash Kullman is in this video!!!!! Watch for the 60 Impala number 4U with checkered flag at paved Raceway Park Chicago track in 1964!!!!
Drones shall have the following colors: Heroin and Cocaine Drones shall be White. Diamond Drones shall be Transparent. Marijuana and Cash Drones shall be Green. Gold Drones shall be Yellow. Silver Drones shall Be Silver. Police Drones shall be Blue. There will be a One Hundred Thousand dollar fine for operating a Drone of incorrect color! "Who do you work for Pedro?"
That's my husband Ed Van Wie in the #111 car with the checkered flag in Florida with Collier Transmission sponsor in 1979! Thanks for finding it online and including it!
Pardon me but your husband's name is hilarious
These cars and music are the polar opposite of the shit we have today.
I suppose I will have marry my fiancee at the Picnic Shelter in Ochsner's Park in Baraboo,Wisconsin.
In the future all diamond drones shall be transparent, all cocaine drones shall be white, all marijuana drones shall be green, all gold drones shall be yellow, all silver drones silver and all police drones blue.
I love the lyrical cadence of this song. Really makes it catchy and memorable.
how to fool an idiot
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tunes from 1972, not 74
Nice! Stash appears in a 1960 Chevy at the 2:07 mark.
Where did you get these pictures?
Great slide show! Those old photos ignite a fire in my belly.
Hey 12mulligan, you can go back and edit anything you want. So why don't you change that '74 to '72. Some of us have heart conditions. Thanks!
I was in Oklahoma City tonight and had the pleasure of singing this to a race car driver who had never heard it. Croce's songs sure stand the test of time.
+Debbie Henning That's awesome.
nice job, enjoyed that. In Freeport, NY we had this. Was this song actually a single? I don't remember it doing much in the weekly countdown?
love it
Love the old stock car photos o go along with a great tune! Thanks!!!!!!
It's great song but Jim Croce died in 1973. How he could sing this song in 1974 ?
no he didn't he died 1974😵😵😱
+carla hendricks no he died September 11 1973 in an airplane crash.
+carla hendricks He died in the fall of 1973. There is some confusion because his last album wasn't released until spring of 1974.
+Hugo Mungus you should be more careful about what you say. if you dont have manners you cant learn it in you tube. So turn of your pc down ok? And how could I know that album was realesed after he died ?
The person who posted this video screwed up. The song is from his FIRST Album, released in the fall of 1972. It was also the flip side of the Operator single.
GOD NEVER MAKES COPIES.
Great photos to a great song.