Bobby Bare - Yard Full of Rusty Cars

Song written by Shel Silverstein, was recorded by Bobby Bare for the Columbia label, in October 1977. The song was included on Bobby Bare's twenty-ninth studio album, Bare (Columbia 1978)

Yard Full of Rusty Cars

The song was included on Bobby Bare's twenty-ninth studio album, Bare (Columbia 1978). It is the debut album with the Columbia label, peaking at # 44 on the U.S Top Country Albums charts. On this album, the song, "The Gambler" appeared, which was released here first, before it was released by Kenny Rogers, which became a great crossover and brand success for Kenny Rogers later in the year.

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Bobby Bare - Yard Full of Rusty Cars  Lyrics

Show me a house with a yard full of rusty cars

And you'll know there'll be a coffee perkin' on a rusty stove

And you walk right in and sit down and feel right at home

In the kitchen of the house of man with a yard full of rusty cars.

Show me a man with a yard full of rusty cars

And you know he's got a fridge full of beer and it's nice and cold

Swing on the porch eatin' bolony and bread and talk about gettin' old

Spittin' in the dust with the man with a yard full of rusty cars.

Scratchin' the ears of the dog of the man with a yard full of rusty cars

Tell him I've been to Haiti and he says well that's real nice

Hey Ma, this beer could sure use a little bit of ice

Now what was you saying about goin' to Hatey's

Says the man with a yard full of rusty cars.

My teeth gone bad says the man with a yard full of rusty cars

Toilets on the blink and heavy weights today can't hit

You know you remind me a lot of my brother's youngest kid

Got killed in Korea

You play gin rummy says the man with the yard full of rusty cars.

Kick off your shoes on the couch with the man with a yard full of rusty cars

Smoke us smokes and flick the ashes on the floor

Well son everythin' here been burned or broke at least once before

And he winks at his old lady and she winks back

At the man with a yard full of rusty cars.

Lord, said the man with the rusty cars that woman's gettin' wide

So much for beauty son hand me that TV guide

Watchin' the flies in the kitchen of the man with a yard full of rusty cars

Hole in the screen door where the dogs crawl in and out

Careful of that soup son it'll burn a hole in your mouth

Soup and life you gotta wait 'em out says the man with a yard full of rusty cars.

Watch TV in the parlour of the man with a yard full of rusty cars

Son you ever get to sleep with any of them movie stars

I'd like to do that once before I die but he's talkin' a little too loud

And his woman is smilin' kind of proud at the man with a yard full of rusty cars.

Talkin' God and baseball with the man with the yard full of rusty cars

Fall asleep right on the couch there where you see it

And you know that his old woman ain't gonna mind a bit

Least wise she don't mention nothin' to that smilin' smokin' dirty jokin'

Lucky old man with the yard full of rusty cars...