Williams Jr., Hank - The Ride Lyrics






Well I was thumbin' from Montgomery
Had my guitar on my back.
When a stranger stopped beside
Me in an antique cadillac.
He was dressed like nineteen fifty,
Half drunk and hollow eyed.
He said it's a long walk to Nashville, son would you like a ride?

I sat down in the front seat, he turned on the radio.
And them sad old songs coming out of them speakers,
Was solid country gold.

Then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale,
When he asked me for a light.
And I knew there was something strange about this ride.

He said "Drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing,
Have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues,
Can you bend them guitar strings?
He said "Boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside,
'cause if you'rr big star bound let me warn ya it's a long hard ride."

Then he cried just south of Nashville,
And he turned that car around.
He said "This is where you get off boy,
Because I'm going back to Alabam.
As I stepped out of that cadillac,
I said mister many thanks,
He said "you don't have to call me mister, mister,
The whole world called me hank.

He said "Drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing,
Have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues,
Can you bend them guitar strings?
He said "Boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside,
'cause if you'rr big star bound let me warn ya it's a long hard ride."

If you're big star bound let me warn ya,
It's a long hard ride.





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  1. M.... M....

    That's DAC not Ol Bocephus

  2. G.... U....

    THIS IS ACTUALLY DAVID ALLEN COE

  3. E.... ....

    This kid is Retard this is David Allen coe

  4. u.... ....

    This is David Allen Coe

  5. L.... K....

    Yes I love love that man and the song he is good and number 3 dale yes he is the man

  6. R.... Y....

    this is not hank jr its david allan coe

  7. P.... O....

    Check out The Ride (Live) by Hank Williams, Jr. on Amazon Music
    https://music.amazon.com/albums/B00K5RXHX0?trackAsin=B00K5RK9A4&ref=dm_sh_3qeM7uTKeUO5P5NEDWS9cYyOR

  8. N.... S....

    This is David Allan Coe.....

  9. R.... R....

    Hank the 3 rd has the Ride on here, check it out !

  10. R.... ....

    This is Hank Williams it sounds diferrent

  11. J.... T....

    David Allen Coe

  12. R.... b....

    D.A.C not hank 2

  13. b.... ....

    This is David Allen Coe, not hank Jr you moron!!!

  14. R.... S....

    This is David Allen coe but still love this song man

  15. R.... S....

    Man they don't make songs like this anymore

  16. b.... ....

    This is David Allan Coe dumbass!! Not hank Jr

  17. b.... w....

    If that ain't country ;)

  18. R.... S....

    Wrong singer and the video doesn't follow the song great song tho

  19. C.... C....

    The ride is by David Allen COE boss

  20. J.... C....

    Trick BAG, he got us a;ll

  21. K.... L....

    exactly

  22. C.... B....

    Wrong title for more views! Duh! It got me!

  23. W.... ....

    The title says HANK WILLIAMS JR. and it is NOT!! This is David Allan Coe!

  24. M.... N....

    This is David Allen coe

  25. B.... w....

    The whole world loves the dank!!🙆

  26. L.... D....

    That's David Allen Coe not Bocephus

  27. J.... ....

    This is not Hank Williams Jr. you fucking muppet.

  28. J.... J....

    Every once in a while some idiot posts a song with no idea who’s actually performing it. David Allen Coe with Warren Haynes on guitar.

  29. D.... M....

    He never claimed otherwise

  30. H.... i....

    i prefer tim mcgraws version

  31. H.... i....

    um... lyrics?

  32. T.... I....

    Not Hank that's David You idiot

  33. j.... ....

    DEAR DUMB FUCK,

    CHANGE THE NAME OF YOUR VIDEO, THAT IS DEAN MARTIN!

    YOU DOUBLE DUMB FUCK!!!

  34. A.... Y....

    Hey, in case y'all didn't know already, this isn't David Allan Coe.

    A.... Y....

    You must be 12. This is DAC, no doubt.

    A.... Y....

    Sure ain't. It's Hank .

  35. B.... F....

    you are stupid this is not Hank this is David Allan Coe

  36. S.... Y....

    This is David Allan coe

  37. M.... B....

    Coe's song done by Hank Jr. puts chills up my back....

    M.... B....

    Mark Baker what are you talking about

    M.... B....

    Are you fucking retarded?

    M.... B....

    Mark Baker I’ve literally died every time I’ve heard Hank Jr sing it (I never have).

  38. D.... L....

    I heard this song for the first time driving from Mobile to Montgomery & when he ays "the whole world called me Hank"....I passed a State sign that said "Hank Williams Lost Hyway"....still freaks me out 20 yrs later.

    D.... L....

    December Leigh where exactly is this sign

    D.... L....

    Did "Midnight in Montgomery" also come on the radio? ;)

    D.... L....

    This is David Allen Coe but yes that would freak the hell out of me

    D.... L....

    Every time I drive back to Birmingham from Mobile I listen to it when I’m passing through there. Hank‘s grave is in the Oakwood Cemetery Annex in Montegomery!

  39. b.... ....

    Lol sang is David

  40. B.... D....

    thats david allan coe

    B.... D....

    nah this is david

    B.... D....

    This is David Allan coe

    B.... D....

    Bush D its hank Williams jr. Thats why he says you dont have to call me mr mr the whole world calls me hank

    B.... D....

    sonya kidwell jesus a fucking christ do you even understand the story the song is telling

    B.... D....

    The song is about Hank Sr sung by David Allen Coe!!

  41. P.... O....

    The only time Hank Williams Jr. sang "The Ride" was on the Hank Live Album.

  42. T.... S....

    That's David Allen Coe dummy

  43. K.... B....

    love this

  44. S.... M....

    DAC for life

  45. B.... ....

    this is not Hank Williams this is David Allan Coe

    B.... ....

    Yep, that David.

    B.... ....

    First thing I thought lol

    B.... ....

    they're 2 different versions

  46. s.... ....

    The DAC

  47. o.... ....

    Change the title this is NOT HANK JR .

    o.... ....

    That is Hank singing. The Song is about his dad. David Alan Coe did the original.

    o.... ....

    Clint Gritt that's definitely coe singing.

    o.... ....

    Clint Gritt. not Hank dude. Its David. sorry bra.

  48. J.... F....

    David Allen Coe actually sings it

  49. J.... F....

    Hank Williams ghost

  50. S.... K....

    That's is not hank its David Allen coe

  51. B.... D....

    best version of this song it would be awesome to hear Hank Jr and Hank 111 duet this one together

  52. L.... M....

    this ain't Bocephus. it's DAC.

  53. s.... l....

    I knew Hank sang like his Daddy when he was young, but when did he learn to do DAC?  Damn Hank! what can't you do? (so the title is wrong... I love 'em both!)

    s.... l....

    At least you can have fun with the Incorrect title

  54. S.... M....

    David Allen right here

  55. L.... d....

    this is david allen coe if you say otherwise kill ya self

  56. H.... C....

    Great song but, this is David Allen Coe singing about Hank Williams.

  57. N.... ....

    its not false advertisement look at the place to buy it it says Artist: David Allan Coe

  58. H.... P....

    David Allen Coe.

  59. B.... ....

    This guy who put the pitchers up does know the songs talking about Hank Williams Sr. right?

    P.s love the song one of the best but the picture he put up for a cadillac i don't think it was a cadillac and if it was one a picture of an old fashioned rag top version with big fins would have been better.

  60. M.... ....

    HANK FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!

    M.... ....

    MrSlimshady649 realistically that's a bad idea

  61. M.... ....

    This isn't hank. Sounds like Coe to me.

  62. k.... ....

    This is obviously David Allen Coe by the way he says "moan the blues" hank doesn't do that with his voice

    k.... ....

    H,JR can't do that w, his v but Coe can 👌

  63. r.... ....

    @Erik Seymour

  64. S.... H....

    No doubt! Why would someone post this as Bocephus when it is obviously the original David Allen Coe version?

  65. c.... s....

    you dont have to call me mister mister the whole world calls me HANK!!!!!!

    c.... s....

    collin scapellati my brother loves that part. Might be because his name is hank

  66. T.... ....

    It sound better than David it's hanks version

  67. T.... ....

    Hank is a good guy

  68. M.... H....

    Hank may have covered it but this is not the Hank Jr cover version this is David Allan Coe singing it! Trust me I know Hank Jr, I was raised on Hank Jr!!

  69. E.... S....

    This is David Allen Coe

  70. M.... ....

    hank covered it

  71. M.... H....

    Definetely David Allan Coe..... I know Hank Jr!! This is not him. Still a good song though, just misadvertisment!

  72. M.... s....

    this is david allan coe u fucking tools

  73. A.... M....

    i love hank williams jr

    A.... M....

    Austin Myers I do too, but this ain’t him. The song’s about his daddy, though.

  74. H.... ....

    Hahaha I love seeing shit like this. I mean reaplly, the comment is how old? lmao Nice fail boy

  75. P.... O....

    The only Hank Jr album this song is on is the Hank Live album.

  76. P.... O....

    Hank Jr's voice is higher than David Coe's...

  77. A.... D....

    You didn't even include the lyrics, the link doesn't count.

  78. J.... Z....

    Damn I thought it was Hank Williams Jr. too

  79. H.... ....

    THIS IS NOT HANK JR YOU FUCKING DUMBASS, NOT ONLY THAT YOU AND DOZENS OF OTHERS HAVE COPIED THE VIDEO
    YOU FUCKING FAIL GET A LIFE OR DO YOU HAVE TO COPY THAT TOO?

    H.... ....

    🤣🤣🤣👍 that's what I was thinking myself.

  80. A.... ....

    That's David Alan Coe, not Hank Jr.