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Now you've heard all the stories of the hot rod cars
That drag evey night beneath the stars
That story is old and it's out of date
I've got a rod that ain't a V8

It's a big machine it's a big machine
It don't use gasoline no gasoline, no gasoline
It's a big M60 tank

Well I lowered the front and I lowered the back
And I put fender skirts on that wide battletrack
It's got foam rubber cushions; The upholstery is mink
I shaved the turret and painted it pink

It's a big machine it's a big machine
It don't use gasoline no gasoline, no gasoline
It's a big M60 tank

It's got a big diesel engine and overdrive
In the first ten gears it'll do 95
52 tons of cold armored steel
I feel like the devil behind the wheel

It's a bad machine it's a bad machine
It don't use gasoline no gasoline, no gasoline
It's a big M60 tank

I was draggin main one Saturday night
When I pulled up to this big red light
A roadster beside me, a custom type
The paint job melted from the heat of my pipes

It's a bad machine it's a bad machine
It don't use gasoline no gasoline, no gasoline
It's a big M60 tank

Well the light changed to green and we started to roll
And right in my path was a telephone pole
I laid on the throttle and I poured on the steam
I left toothpicks all over the scene

It's a big machine it's a big machine
It don't use gasoline no gasoline, no gasoline
It's a big M60 tank

To the middle of the block we were neck and neck
And I saw that fire coming out of the deck
I looked over my shoulder and my heart skipped a beat
The sidewalk was gone and so was the street

It's a big machine it's a big machine
It don't use gasoline no gasoline, no gasoline
It's a big M60 tank

When we hit the freeway we were moving pretty fast
And I saw that roadster begin to pass
But he wasn't thinking, one thing he forgot
I lowered the cannon and fired off a shot

It's a bad machine it's a bad machine
It don't use gasoline no gasoline, no gasoline
It's a big M60 tank
It's a terrible big M60 tank

"Big Machine"
Gene Savage

You can probably guess this was done like "Hot Rod Lincoln".