Taxi Driver
Small Island Pride Lyrics

Well, last year at Venezuela
I reminisce about my time in Venezuela

Boys, I bounce with a senorita
I had a great time with a lady in Venezuela

Yes, she wanted a taxi driver
She was looking for a driver

To drive her out when she in for pleasure
To take her where she wants to go for entertainment purposes

Boys, I sent her My application
I offered my services to her

And she send me her regulation
She gave me her rules and expectations

She say, "You car is a Ford
She pointed out that I was driving a Ford car

It don't respect Highway Code
It does not follow traffic rules

It does skid when it overload"
It skids when it carries a heavy load

Oh, But she give me a chart
She gave me a guide

Telling me to drive it fast
Instructing me to speed up

Don't mind if it out of gas
It doesn't matter if the car runs out of gas

If the radiator start to boil
If the temperature of the engine gets too hot

Do, don't stop, let water wash down the coil
Keep driving and let the water cool the engine

Well, as a driver with wide experience
As a driver with a lot of experience

Boys, I send this car for inspection
I took the car for inspection

I give the mechanic man my instruction
I gave instructions to the mechanic

To check up from diff to the pistons
To inspect everything from the differential to the pistons

I even beg him plug the muffler
I asked him to clean or repair the muffler

Because I know these old Fords love to backfire
I know that old Fords tend to backfire

I beg him clip some of the wires that it mightn't cause no fire
I asked him to fix or remove wires to prevent a fire

Boy, and plug the radiator
And fix the radiator

Because I done know all my charge is to drive she fast
I know that my job is to drive fast

Don't mind if she out of gas
I don't care if the car runs out of gas

But if she radiator staart to boil
But if the engine overheats

Do, don't stop, let the water overflow the coil
Keep driving and let the water cool the engine

Well, the car came back from inspection
The car came back from inspection

I told her Monday is demonstration
I said that I would demonstrate the car on Monday

She told me, "No, honey wait until Wednesday
She asked me to wait until Wednesday

I want to fix the springs in my upholstrey
She needed to fix the springs in the car seat

Because when we start this fast driving
Because when we start driving fast

And my car start over shaking
And the car starts to shake excessively

The slightest jerk affect my brain
Small bumps cause discomfort

My back might get strain
Her back might get strained

And then I feel an afterpain"
And then I would feel pain later on

But I told her, "No, doo doo I driving far
But I told her that I needed to drive fast

Don't mind if you out of gas
I don't care if we run out of gas

But if your radiator start to boil
But if the engine overheats

Do, don't stop, let the water tear loose the coil"
Keep driving and let the water cool the engine

Well, the car came back from inspection
The car came back from inspection

Boys, we went out on demonstration
We went for a test drive

You know she drive ten miles and a quarter
She drove ten and a quarter miles

I told her stop turn this wheel over
I asked her to stop and change direction

Boys, is now I start my fast driving
That's when I started driving fast

A lot of funny things start happening
A lot of strange things started to happen

You know the wires cross one another
The wires got tangled with each other

The water hose bust loose the radiator
The water hose disconnected and caused the engine to overheat

Well, boys, the gearbox started a grinding
The gearbox started making a grinding noise

This gear so hard I can't get it goin'
The gear was difficult to shift

So I pull out my gear lever water fly through she muffler
I pulled out the gear lever and some water sprayed out of the muffler

Aand the whole car went on fire
And the whole car caught on fire

If you hear her: "Stop, driver, not so fast"
If you hear her say "Stop, driver, not so fast"

I said, "Why?" She said, "The car out of gas"
I asked why and she said that the car was running out of gas

I said, "Girl, your piston still pitching oil
I said that the engine was still running

And why the hell water can't wash the coil?"
And why can't water cool down the engine?