The Ballade of Danny Keen (Cover)

[Verse 1] There once was a truck driver, his name was Danny Keen And I'll tell you his ol' story of how he plunged into the sea He was booking down the line, his load was a-haulin' low Well Danny traveled mighty fast, that's the opposite of slow [Chorus] Danny Keen and his machine, lyin' at the bottom of the sea He was practically a saint, and he always ate his peas [Verse 2] Looking out the window, coastal highway 44 When he saw an injured possum on the shoulder of the road Danny was a caring, compassionate man, as all truck drivers are He wanted to help this possum that he saw lyin' thar [Chorus] Danny Keen and his machine, lyin' at the bottom of the sea He was practically a saint, and he always ate his peas [Bridge] He pulled over, he was gonna get out He pulled over, and then he heard a shout (Look out, look out, look out!) [Verse 3] A drunken cycle driver had done slammed into his rig Hit hard enough to push him off the cliff and the cliff was awful big Danny fell into the ocean, his big shiny rig and him (plop) Well he was a real good swimmer, but in a truck it's hard to swim Oh Danny died at sea that night, but a good thing came about That ol' critter was healed just by the love in Danny's heart [Spoken Word] Well buddies, that mangy ol' opossum Went on to become the President of the United States of America And he had an island built to commemorate Danny Keen The bravest driver this world's ever seen And I looked down Saw my new eyes standin' at my feet