“Six Days on the Road” was written by Earl Green and Carl Montgomery, and appears on the 1963 Dave Dudley album, Dave Dudley Sings Six Days on the Road.
With all respect to C.W. McCall’s “Convoy”, this blues boogie in G might be the definitive trucker song.
Dave Dudley in 1963:
Dave Dudley in 200...
[Verse 1]
Well I pulled outta Pittsburgh
A rollin' down that Eastern Seaboard
I got my diesel wound up
And she's a runnin' like a never before
There's a speed zone ahead, well alright
I don't see a cop in sight
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
[Verse 2]
I got me ten forward gears
And a Georgia overdrive
I'm takin' little white pills
And my eyes are open wide
I just passed a Jimmy and a White
I been a passin' everything in sight
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
[Verse 3]
Well it seems like a month
Since I kissed my baby goodbye
I coulda had a lotta women
But I'm not like a some other guys
I could find one to hold me tight
But I could never make believe it's alright
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
[Verse 4]
ICC is a checkin' on down the line
Well I'm a little overweight
And my log book's way behind
But nothin' bothers me tonight
I can dodge all the scales alright
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
[Verse 5]
Well my rig's a little old
But that don't mean she's slow
There's a flame from her stack
And that smoke's a blowin' black as coal
My hometown's a comin' in sight
If you think I'm a happy, you're right
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
[Outro]
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
Six Days on the Road was written by Carl Montgomery & Earl Green.
Six Days on the Road was produced by Jerry Kennedy & Shelby Singleton Jr..
Dave Dudley released Six Days on the Road on Tue Jan 01 1963.