© 1989
Got the beat, got the rhythm, got the beat,
Got the rhythm to the road, got the beat,
Then a tsch, t… t… tschhhhhh —
With a pow, k-pow, k-pow!
An’ a flat tire, an old tire,
A bal-d-bal-d-bald, tire with a hole
With a nail
With a tsch, t… t… tschhhhhh,
And the air hits the air
Like a cymbal and the tire
Hits the road with a pl-t-pl-t-pl —
And the brass comes in with a
Hub cap r i i i n g on the road —
And the brushes of the bushes
Give a tsch, t… t… tschhhhhh.
Then the jackajackajacka hear the jack
And the oomp-t-oomp-t-oomp-tah —
As the wheel comes down
And the s q u e a l of the tire
On the road, it’s a road it’s a road, it’s a
Rhythm, got the rhythm of the road, it’s a
Road, got the rhythm of the road, it’s a
Road, got the road got the rhythm got the road
Got the beat got the road got the beat got the road
Got the beat got the road got the beat
Yeah.
I really like this beat-nik vibe. Thank you for sharing. I had a friend
who wrote beat style- from San Francisco. Miss that guy.
I like those avant garde stylings. Keep that up
Thanks. Not many left who appreciate what the greats of that era contributed. There’s a guy named Vince Balestri who starred in a movie about Kerouac, titled “Beat Angel,” which I have not yet seen. I have to order the disk version. It got great reviews, and it should. Before that,,Vince did a one man show, “Kerouac, The Essence of Jack,” for very many years, touring the US. I was lucky to do the PR for the show here in Austin at Chicago House, now defunct. That show was held over, twice. It was inccredible. We became good friends while he was here. A marvelous talent. I don’t know what happened to him, We just lost touch. I miss him, too.
If you liked this, try “How to Get Elected” or “I Know Why I’m Here, How ’bout You?”