The Trucker’s Almanac     copyright Michael Warner 2016.

George bought an International – just for hauling sheep
A rusted wreck, the boys and I said he’s in trouble deep
The next time that I saw it, it sure took me aback
He’d fixed it with the sixty-one Trucker’s Almanac

The 61 Truck Almanac had everything to know
about how you could fix a truck and places you could go
It must have weighed a hundred pounds but he only paid a buck
For that ancient piece of magic on how to fix a truck.

George bought himself a welder from a company you could trust
He stripped the truck down to the frame and cut out all the rust
He took apart the cab including Dash and doors and glass
He sanded and he painted til it was sound and fast.

He fixed the differential, universal and the clutch
Replaced the hoses and the clamps and didn’t cost him much
The tailpipe and the muffler were gleaming bright and new
He bought new rings and seals and he fixed the wipers too.

George married just the other day
She could have been his daughter
The boys and I had wondered if he’d do the things he aught’a
He’d whinged for years and years about the trouble with his back
He fixed it with the sixty one truckers almanac.

The 61 Truck Almanac had everything to know
about how you could fix a truck and places you could go
It must have weighed a hundred pounds but he only paid a buck
For that ancient piece of magic on how to fix a truck.

So get yourself a copy and put it in your pack
You won’t get very far without the Truck-er’s Al-man-ac.