Chorus:
D# G#
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
A# D#
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
D# F7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
F7 A#
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(With some difficulty)
Verse 1:
D# G#
Well, more rain than we'd seen for a thousand years
A#
Caused financial joys and biblical fears
D# G#
It caused some smiles, it caused some tears
A#
But more to the point of our story:
D# G#
For the first time in the collective memory,
A#
That old brown prairie that had been so dry
D# G# A#
For so long, was very muddy, boggy, sticky,
D# G#
We'd pull one truck out and get another stuck in,
A#
And motors would roar and tires would spin,
D# G#
We'd sink right down, down to the diff,
A#
we'd all take turns and do it again,
D# G#
'Til no one could move we call one more friend,
A#
Come on out here we need ya, bring yer truck
|D# G# |A# |
(Second half of intro)
Chorus:
D# G#
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
A# D#
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
D# F7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
F7 A#
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(And the Dodge, equal opportunity)
Verse 2:
D# G#
Well got me stuck in the mud so as I couldn't rehearse,
A#
Chavez too has missed his work,
D# G#
Richie he now fears the worst,
A#
Stood up his ex-wife she called him a jerk
D# G#
Of course Holdman didn't have nothin better to do,
A#
...Except wrench
|D# G# |A# |
Chorus:
D# G#
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
A# D#
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
D# F7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
F7 A#
which eventually pulled out the Ford
Verse 3:
D# G#
Well it was truck after truck we all got stuck
A#
'Cept the big ol' four-by Hutterite truck,
D# G#
We all thought "Lord, are we in luck"
A#
But he wouldn't come anywhere near us. Mighty neighbourly.
D# G# A#
Mighty neighbourly
D# G#
We used a lot of our backs and a little of our brains,
A#
We jacked up the jacks and snugged up the the chains,
D# G#
We all did our very best to refrain
A#
From shovelin',
D# G#
We put what timber we had underneath the wheels,
A#
And we was all outta sand, but managed to steal,
D# G# A#
Two sacks of the best modern canola seed ya ever did see,
A#
That oughta give us some traction
|D# G# |A# |
Chorus:
D# G#
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
A# D#
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
D# F7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
F7 A#
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(Epilogue)
Verse 4:
D# G#
We spilled genetically modified canola seed
A#
That was genetically modified for controlling the weeds,
D# G#
And for big old yields of margarine oil,
A#
Raised hell all over that native prairie soil
D# G# A# D#
Agriculture Canada is definitely gonna be lookin' for us