Drivin' down a dusty road he saw that diamond back
Someone just ran over it. Bobby said, “I'm gonna stop for that!â€
He picked it up and brought it home and threw it on the grill
Saved one special part for me and I believe its power is real
*I put a rattlesnake rattler in this old guitar
It turned wood wire frets and glue into a shining star
Clear as the whistle of an old freight train
Warmer than the patter of a Carolina rain
Steady as the rhythm of the wheels of an ole box car
I put a rattlesnake rattler in this old guitar
Some say it's a mountain thing, some say I'm a fool
But they ain't heard this old box ring, and now who is fooling' who
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**So if you think you hear the whistle of an old freight train, the pitter and the patter of a Carolina rain. It ain't just the rhythm of the wheels of an ole box car. It's the rattlesnake rattler in this old guitar