Just for fun. A great story set to music by Mr. C.W. Mccall. The dog's name is Frank, well I don't know that for sure, but the man at the end in the cowboy hat is CW himself.
My brother and I loved this song all our lives, I'm 61 now. It's not possible for me to see a German Shepherd and not wonder whether it's name is Frank....
You know, I first heard this song decades ago in the 70s. I used to cover this as a musician in the late 2000s, and this is the first video I’ve seen that attempts to capture the insanity of the song. Well done, sir.
This was the first song I ever knew all the lyrics to. 6 year old me was proud. I more or less sang it a capella at a talent show in 1st grade. Never lived it down. Didn't care, I liked the song. It tells a good story. 21st century music could learn a thing or two from old 70's songs.
Started listening to C.W. in high school. We are now 63. There was no better story teller than he. Me and a friend would dig around for road maps to see where he was singing about. The best memories.
This video is a crack up... love it! When the album came out I was making runs across Nevada on a regular basis.. so I decided to memorize this piece and get it right, like, perfect. No easy task, but I had it mastered in a couple of days and it kept me awake on the road. To this day I still break into it off-the-cuff when drinking with buddies I think may get a kick out of it, and I'll be damned if I can' t still hit it about 95% right.
I have been learning this song for the last few years after first hearing it on Alex Lester on BBC Radio 2's 'best part of the day' show (2am to 6am lol!) and 95% is about as good as I can get. Between Past the hog pen and pool of grease I just can never get it right. I wont give up trying though.
@@roberthorwat6747 you have to memorize the last line first. if it's a 5 line verse, you say the fifth line, then you say the fourth line and the fifth line, then you say the third>fourth>fifth, then the second>third>fourth>fifth. etc, the beginning lines are the easiest to learn so you need to focus more on the ending. same deale with a phone number, say you're trying to remember 453 847 9783 "3, 83, 783, 9783, 79783, 479783, 847 9783, 38479783, 538479783, 4538479783
For me at age 16 in 1967 it was a 1956 Chrysler New Yorker with a 354 Hemi engine. It turned out to be a pretty good car after I ran out all of the mice that had been living in it
5500$ Ran when parked Factory original everything. Rusted out fenders. Missing radiator. Free rat poop. No low balls I know what I got. No title. Bill of sale!!!
I'm happy you enjoyed the video. It is a great song! Bill (aka CW) has a great way of telling a story that we all can relate to. Thanks for the comments.
I used to know most of his songs, including this one, by heart. I would entertain some of my Air Force buddies by reciting them when we were sitting around having a few beers in the evenings.
I's thumbin' through the want ads in the Shelby County Tribune when this classified advertisement caught my eye. It said, "Take imme-di-ate delivery on this '57 Chevrolet half-ton pickup truck. Will sell or swap for a hide-a-bed and thirty-five bucks. Call One-four-oh, ring two, and ask for Bob." Well, I called Bob up on the telephone, he says, "Hello, this is Bob speakin'." I says "This here the Bob got the pickup truck for sale?" He says, "Yeah." I says, "Where are ya?" He says, "Fourteen east on County 12, turn right on the one-lane gravel road, you can park in the yard, beware of the dog, wipe your feet off, knock three times, and bring your billfold." Well, I tooled on east on County 12, turned right on the one-lane gravel road, and I parked in the yard and a German shepherd come out and grabbed onto my leg. Then I knocked three times and wiped my feet, the dog let go and the screen door opened and Bob come out and says "Whaddya want?" I says, "Come to see your truck." He says, "Follow me. Come on, Frank." (Dog's name is Frank.) Well, we all went past the chicken house, through the hog pen, down to the tractor shed, and then wound up in back of the barn in a field of cowpies. And settin' right there in a pool of grease was a half-ton Chevy pickup truck with a 1960 license plate, a bumper sticker says "Vote for Dick" and Brillo box full of rusty parts, and Bob says "Whaddya think?" Well, I kicked the tires and I got in the seat and set on a petrified apple core and found a bunch of field mice livin' in the glove compartment. He says, "Her shaft is bent and her rear end leaks, you can fix her quick with an oily rag. Use a nail as a starter; I lost the key. Don't pay no mind to that whirrin' sound. She use a little oil, but outside a' that, she's cherry." I says, "What'll take?" He says, "What've you got?" I says, "Twenty-eight dollars and fifteen cents." He says, "You got a deal. Sign here, I'll go get the title and a can full of gas." I put the nail in the slot and fired 'er up; she coughed and belched up a bunch a' smoke and I backed her right through the hog pen into the yard Well, Frank jumped in and bit my leg and I beat him off with a crowbar. He jumped on out and the door fell off and the left front tire went flat. I jacked it up and patched the tube and Frank tore a piece of my shirt off. Then Bob come out and called him off and says "You better'd get on out of here." I went left on the one-lane gravel road, went fourteen west on County 12. Took two full quarts of forty-weight oil just to get her to the Conoco station. And I pulled up to the Regular pump and then Harold Sykes and his kid come out. He says, "I've seen better stuff at junkyards and where'd you ever get that truck?" I says, "That's a long story, Harold. I's thumbin' through the want ads in the Shelby County Tribune when this classified advertisement caught my eye. It said, "Take imme-di-ate delivery on this '57 Chevrolet half-ton pickup truck. Will sell or swap for a hide-a-bed and thirty-five bucks..."
I MISS THESE ARTIST- SPEAK TALK- TELL A STORY- I MISS ALL THESE BLESSED "ARTIST" COUNTRY BOY- BRING IT BACK- these country stars in 2022 just don't HAVE IT..
I remember as a kid , going to relatives houses and listening to everyone play their banjo's, guitars and fiddles and piano, juice harp, and harmonica, in upper state New York, and the stories of the old days, long drives down into a valley where the old homestead was, so far down you could feel a change in the temperature. Now I'm making memeories for my boy's as we chase down vintage cars and trucks, and the elusive parts to restore them. I make my own stories of my youth to my boys, what fun.
Loved this song since I was a kid and my grandpa (a trucker; gee imagine that) first played it for me. Note for programmers - to the best of my limited knowledge, this is the worlds first recursive song. It never ends. :)
I love this song. I'm sure this type of transaction occurs in rural areas all over this country every year. I know my Uncles and Cousins in Upper Michigan have picked up several vehicles this way.
I grew up with this music, my grampa used to play it all the time down on the farm before he died. I think I was about 7 when I started listening I'm now almost 24 and still love this music!
My ex wife said the transmission in her Honda Pilot was making a sound, I’m like: is it a “whirling sound”? Then I remembered most of the lines to this song, to my daughter’s amazement lol.
This is very funny! Both the song and matching video, thanks for posting :) Love the way the song fades out at the end... C.W. McCall was/is a wonderful story teller.
when it comes to music as well as many other things..try not to forget about the flip side of the album...he had so many heart felt songs to go along with the fun...rocky Mountain September...he moved to the mountains on my mind...wish I coulda. Thanx Bill...
love the old story songs, to get to my house, get off the highway take a left , go to the country store just past the tractor store, turn left, take another left at the church across from the log cabin, when you get to the big black mailbox with the broken post, turn left into my driveway. I f the goose chases you, stay in the car and honk the horn ,you make any right turns, you went the wrong way !
thanks for posting..a friend and i went to hector ak.to get a 1940 studbaker from mendota ill. i thought of this song as we got to the guys house to get it..great man and his wife and a great car.
How many times did you listen to this before you realized he was talking to Harold the whole time? Me? OK maybe a couple of times. Still a classic after 40 plus yrs. Have it on 45.
+Robert Miller All these years later and I'm still wondering what happened to the car he drove over to Bob's.. He says he parked it in the yard, but then at the end he drives the truck to the Conoco station. Did he leave it there for Bob? Did he ask Harold to drive him back there to get it? We'll never know..
+vtr0104 Good point. Never thought about that. Bob got a great deal. CW's vehicle and got rid of a wreck. Plus the 28.00. I think we would all take that deal anyday.
When I saw the '54 Chevy truck instead of a '57 I got a little concerned but at "She uses a little oil" I about died of laughter then continued to laugh the whole rest of the video :)
This song would make a great short film. And at the end of the short in response to where did you ever get that truck, it goes into this song to tell the story
Man that is awesome, I've known that song all my life and just now thought of it and found that video, when Harold Sikes and his kid came out is my favorite part lol
The slide show is great! Especially love how you have the one image of the truck as he imagines it while looking at the ad and then the image of the same truck when he actually sees it!
The fun part was thumbin' through the want ads of every country paper lookin' for similar ads. People today don't know what it was like thumbin' through the want ads. City papers would have a dozen pages of classified advertisements. Out in the country, we'd get the weekly 'Shopper' papers with a couple dozen pages of ads.
2021 Rules forever I'm c.w. McCall the king of country and all the country singer s they play on Bob f.m. forever promise to god. Steve fike s Steve Perry of journey and all the rock n roll singer s they play on Kool 108 forever promise to god. Happy birthday 🎂 late you re 92 my grandma s 94 almost 95 still going strong thought rock on c.w.👍.
He passed this morning. Rubber Duck is on the Highway to Heaven.
My brother and I loved this song all our lives, I'm 61 now. It's not possible for me to see a German Shepherd and not wonder whether it's name is Frank....
I have been listening to this record for over 40 years and that line "dog's name is Frank" still cracks me up.
“Frank grabbed my leg and I beat him off with a crowbar” makes me cry laughing everytime
You know, I first heard this song decades ago in the 70s. I used to cover this as a musician in the late 2000s, and this is the first video I’ve seen that attempts to capture the insanity of the song. Well done, sir.
dogs name was frank.
Apache Tomcat haha. Best part, alongside come on frank
no duh
Hellllll yeah brother!
Dang DOG FRANK🐾🐾💖
@@kimholub110 Sorta like steppin' on a plum...
Shit didn't even know this dude had cancer. I've been a fan my whole life. To hear he passed away was saddening. The OG rapper
Yes he is the original rapper! Comin' Back for More and Night rider were definitely rap songs.
My brother Raymond who was a long haul trucker had two of his Albums. He passed in 2001.
I mean he was 93.5 tho, he lived a full live regardless 🤷♂️
@@davidblakeman7165Hmm, him or Blondie? Debbie Harry had a rap song about the same time.
@@jimstenlund6017 actually more like the first white rapper, lookup the Jubilairs-Noah.
The last song I ever listened to with my Grandpa, May he rest in peace
🙌💞
This was the first song I ever knew all the lyrics to. 6 year old me was proud. I more or less sang it a capella at a talent show in 1st grade. Never lived it down. Didn't care, I liked the song. It tells a good story. 21st century music could learn a thing or two from old 70's songs.
Glad to see some if us still enjoy this music!
Amazing, Tyler... so young!
C.W. was great. A very fast singer of funny tunes. I started listening to him 40 years ago.
Started listening to C.W. in high school. We are now 63. There was no better story teller than he. Me and a friend would dig around for road maps to see where he was singing about. The best memories.
All real places.
What an absolutely fun song anyone else agree 👍.
Luckily I was sittin' on the floor when I first heard this. Not too far to fall.
This video is a crack up... love it! When the album came out I was making runs across Nevada on a regular basis.. so I decided to memorize this piece and get it right, like, perfect. No easy task, but I had it mastered in a couple of days and it kept me awake on the road. To this day I still break into it off-the-cuff when drinking with buddies I think may get a kick out of it, and I'll be damned if I can' t still hit it about 95% right.
You are quite correct, it is bloody hard, may have a go myself! As it is I just have lots of little bits, that don't quite fit together!!!
I can do this one, Black Bear Road and Wolf Creek Pass. love em all. Used to be able to do all the commercials, but that's been awhile.
I have been learning this song for the last few years after first hearing it on Alex Lester on BBC Radio 2's 'best part of the day' show (2am to 6am lol!) and 95% is about as good as I can get. Between Past the hog pen and pool of grease I just can never get it right. I wont give up trying though.
@@roberthorwat6747 you have to memorize the last line first. if it's a 5 line verse, you say the fifth line, then you say the fourth line and the fifth line, then you say the third>fourth>fifth, then the second>third>fourth>fifth. etc, the beginning lines are the easiest to learn so you need to focus more on the ending. same deale with a phone number, say you're trying to remember 453 847 9783
"3, 83, 783, 9783, 79783, 479783, 847 9783, 38479783, 538479783, 4538479783
Wore out an 8track listening to this to memorize it.
Sounds like the adventure I went through when I bought my first truck when I was 16, a '71 Dodge truck. Good times!
For me at age 16 in 1967 it was a 1956 Chrysler New Yorker with a 354 Hemi engine. It turned out to be a pretty good car after I ran out all of the mice that had been living in it
this song needs the 12 hour video loop treatment
RIP Mr Mccall your a legend.
This is every car my friend and I have bought on Craigslist
+Brian Dreggors "ran when parked" "title in hand"
I have played those games as well.
was Harold Sikes at the Conoco station?
Hahah yes
5500$
Ran when parked
Factory original everything. Rusted out fenders. Missing radiator. Free rat poop.
No low balls I know what I got.
No title. Bill of sale!!!
@@rwaitt14153 more like "ran until I fucked it up, fucked it up more fixing it, but I didn't sign it off to insurance so the title is good!'
I'm happy you enjoyed the video. It is a great song! Bill (aka CW) has a great way of telling a story that we all can relate to. Thanks for the comments.
I used to know most of his songs, including this one, by heart. I would entertain some of my Air Force buddies by reciting them when we were sitting around having a few beers in the evenings.
@@MW-eb1qh that's adorable, man! Have a nice life. Greetings from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil!
Good one. I miss those type of videos there now.
I's thumbin' through the want ads in the Shelby County Tribune when this classified advertisement caught my eye. It said, "Take imme-di-ate delivery on this '57 Chevrolet half-ton pickup truck. Will sell or swap for a hide-a-bed and thirty-five bucks. Call One-four-oh, ring two, and ask for Bob."
Well, I called Bob up on the telephone, he says, "Hello, this is Bob speakin'." I says "This here the Bob got the pickup truck for sale?" He says, "Yeah." I says, "Where are ya?" He says, "Fourteen east on County 12, turn right on the one-lane gravel road, you can park in the yard, beware of the dog, wipe your feet off, knock three times, and bring your billfold."
Well, I tooled on east on County 12, turned right on the one-lane gravel road, and I parked in the yard and a German shepherd come out and grabbed onto my leg. Then I knocked three times and wiped my feet, the dog let go and the screen door opened and Bob come out and says "Whaddya want?" I says, "Come to see your truck." He says, "Follow me. Come on, Frank." (Dog's name is Frank.)
Well, we all went past the chicken house, through the hog pen, down to the tractor shed, and then wound up in back of the barn in a field of cowpies. And settin' right there in a pool of grease was a half-ton Chevy pickup truck with a 1960 license plate, a bumper sticker says "Vote for Dick" and Brillo box full of rusty parts, and Bob says "Whaddya think?"
Well, I kicked the tires and I got in the seat and set on a petrified apple core and found a bunch of field mice livin' in the glove compartment. He says, "Her shaft is bent and her rear end leaks, you can fix her quick with an oily rag. Use a nail as a starter; I lost the key. Don't pay no mind to that whirrin' sound. She use a little oil, but outside a' that, she's cherry."
I says, "What'll take?" He says, "What've you got?" I says, "Twenty-eight dollars and fifteen cents." He says, "You got a deal. Sign here, I'll go get the title and a can full of gas." I put the nail in the slot and fired 'er up; she coughed and belched up a bunch a' smoke and I backed her right through the hog pen into the yard Well, Frank jumped in and bit my leg and I beat him off with a crowbar. He jumped on out and the door fell off and the left front tire went flat. I jacked it up and patched the tube and Frank tore a piece of my shirt off. Then Bob come out and called him off and says "You better'd get on out of here."
I went left on the one-lane gravel road, went fourteen west on County 12. Took two full quarts of forty-weight oil just to get her to the Conoco station. And I pulled up to the Regular pump and then Harold Sykes and his kid come out. He says, "I've seen better stuff at junkyards and where'd you ever get that truck?"
I says, "That's a long story, Harold. I's thumbin' through the want ads in the Shelby County Tribune when this classified advertisement caught my eye. It said, "Take imme-di-ate delivery on this '57 Chevrolet half-ton pickup truck. Will sell or swap for a hide-a-bed and thirty-five bucks..."
I MISS THESE ARTIST-
SPEAK TALK- TELL A STORY- I MISS ALL THESE BLESSED
"ARTIST" COUNTRY BOY- BRING IT BACK-
these country stars in 2022 just don't HAVE IT..
I almost bought a truck through a classified ad. I thought of this song and changed my mind.
I remember as a kid , going to relatives houses and listening to everyone play their banjo's, guitars and fiddles and piano, juice harp, and harmonica, in upper state New York, and the stories of the old days, long drives down into a valley where the old homestead was, so far down you could feel a change in the temperature. Now I'm making memeories for my boy's as we chase down vintage cars and trucks, and the elusive parts to restore them. I make my own stories of my youth to my boys, what fun.
Come on Frank. Dog's name is frank. LOL
I always loved C.W. McCall. Great stories & some a good chuckle. Thanks for posting.
I loved this song as a kid . wore out the 8 track playing it so much.
On 45 record
Loved this song since I was a kid and my grandpa (a trucker; gee imagine that) first played it for me. Note for programmers - to the best of my limited knowledge, this is the worlds first recursive song. It never ends. :)
Actually, listen (if you dare) to Sherri Lewis and Lambchop doing "This is the song that never ends". I know, cause my kids used to love it.
In fact there are a number of old folk songs that loop back to the beginning in the last verse.
*Shari
Just wanted to put it out into the world that I named my dog Frank because of this song.
I can't think of a funnier song anytime I'm in a bad mood this cheers me right up.
C.W. MCcall, Red Sovine and Red Simpson...true American songwriting hero's.
And don't forget Dave Dudley!😁
this is hilarious. I grew up on this. And recently started listening again. gotta love it.
One great story teller ❤ R.I.P. CW
I love this song. I'm sure this type of transaction occurs in rural areas all over this country every year. I know my Uncles and Cousins in Upper Michigan have picked up several vehicles this way.
I grew up with this music, my grampa used to play it all the time down on the farm before he died. I think I was about 7 when I started listening I'm now almost 24 and still love this music!
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Unexpected smiles and laughter to my day. Thanks😊
A storyteller to give Tom T. Hall a run for his money!
Always loved this one. Great Conoco image, too.
Always loved this song. I just found out he died April 1st. RIP C.W. MCcall
A classic, in every sense of the word!
Anybody here in 2021,
Every young man needs a truck like this at least once. I've had my share. 🤪🤪🤪🤪
My ex wife said the transmission in her Honda Pilot was making a sound, I’m like: is it a “whirling sound”? Then I remembered most of the lines to this song, to my daughter’s amazement lol.
My dad's friend has a German shepherd named frank
Hello Vinny. How are you doing?
I listened to this on the radio when I was a kid
C dub the first rapper
Your profile pic tho
This is very funny! Both the song and matching video, thanks for posting :)
Love the way the song fades out at the end... C.W. McCall was/is a wonderful story teller.
He is 91 years old and still alive.
Enough of one that Mr. A to Z used a picture of him when the song was at "That's a long story" 2:13
This is great talking, singing that I love. CW was great. Love it. How he could say all that so fast? Good song.
when it comes to music as well as many other things..try not to forget about the flip side of the album...he had so many heart felt songs to go along with the fun...rocky Mountain September...he moved to the mountains on my mind...wish I coulda.
Thanx Bill...
I like how there is a steady drumbeat through out the song until the end when starts going crazy.
love the old story songs, to get to my house, get off the highway take a left , go to the country store just past the tractor store, turn left, take another left at the church across from the log cabin, when you get to the big black mailbox with the broken post, turn left into my driveway. I f the goose chases you, stay in the car and honk the horn ,you make any right turns, you went the wrong way !
Nowadays $28.15 is a good deal for the can of gas.
This is a great fun song to listen to,and remember the dogs name is Frank
Grandfather's play list, was one of his favourites.
Love it. Wish a 57 could be bought for 28 bucks now
It's true theater of the mind, I can imagine everything he says. Thanks for watching!
Great songs are that way.
thanks for posting..a friend and i went to hector ak.to get a 1940 studbaker from mendota ill. i thought of this song as we got to the guys house to get it..great man and his wife and a great car.
RIP Mr. McCall
How many times did you listen to this before you realized he was talking to Harold the whole time? Me? OK maybe a couple of times. Still a classic after 40 plus yrs. Have it on 45.
+Robert Miller All these years later and I'm still wondering what happened to the car he drove over to Bob's.. He says he parked it in the yard, but then at the end he drives the truck to the Conoco station. Did he leave it there for Bob? Did he ask Harold to drive him back there to get it? We'll never know..
+vtr0104 Good point. Never thought about that. Bob got a great deal. CW's vehicle and got rid of a wreck. Plus the 28.00. I think we would all take that deal anyday.
Robert Miller :))) Damn straight!
+Robert Miller It said sell or swap. He did both?
+vtr0104 Keeping the classics alive has to fall to somebody. May as well be us right?
When I saw the '54 Chevy truck instead of a '57 I got a little concerned but at "She uses a little oil" I about died of laughter then continued to laugh the whole rest of the video :)
Love the good old classic.
What happened to the field mice living in the glove box? Good excuse for a sequel...Disney could make millions. Lol
Best song and best video I have ever seen. You have made my day. Thank you.
Bob sure did accept that offer quickly. He coulda offered less
This song is hilarious and the video is hilarious too. Thanks for posting this video.
This is where rapping began....this guy is kin to emenim
I'll never forget the first time I heard this😂
Takes me back to central pa driving dirt roads till I got lost!
That was great. Thanks for the tedious work to do that. Brings back alot of memories.
This song would make a great short film. And at the end of the short in response to where did you ever get that truck, it goes into this song to tell the story
As much CW McCall as I listen to, how have I never heard this song before? This may be the funniest song I've ever heard!
Maybe because it's from Wolf Creek Pass, the album that came out before the one with the mega hit Convoy?
IVthHorseman This is one of my favorites from CW. The detail in it is unbelievable.
Rest in peace Mr. Fries.
Nicely done. I enjoyed watching it.
Me too
RIP CW!
Man that is awesome, I've known that song all my life and just now thought of it and found that video, when Harold Sikes and his kid came out is my favorite part lol
so he just left his other truck at the guys house?
+FlashFwrdFilms Always wondered about that myself.
+FlashFwrdFilms his other truck was a ford. wasn't worth bringing home.
He walked? Nah...
LOL I have always wondered that too
Maybe he used the Marshall's Plymouth.... it was always at the Conoco station as I recall.
Exactly! Great stuff, these guys could spin a yarn!
Ok Mr.A to Z???? That was phucking GREAT job on video!!! Mass props to you...definitely a 5 star in my option.
The slide show is great! Especially love how you have the one image of the truck as he imagines it while looking at the ad and then the image of the same truck when he actually sees it!
This song makes me laugh every time.
No worries, it was fun to make. Thanks for watching!
LMFAO @ "Bob" 🤣
(Also "Harold Sykes" and "Kid.")
“Bob” makes ma laugh every time! Cheers!
Yes I love the video. I grew up on CW. MC CALL.
Now That's A STORY That NEEDS NO APOLOGIES........!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*7 rappers Eminem was too afraid to diss*
Sat on a petrified apple core
The fun part was thumbin' through the want ads of every country paper lookin' for similar ads. People today don't know what it was like thumbin' through the want ads. City papers would have a dozen pages of classified advertisements. Out in the country, we'd get the weekly 'Shopper' papers with a couple dozen pages of ads.
I always wondered who drove his other vehicle home for him. Great song.
Frank ate it
Girl, you never cease to amaze me.
GREAT pictures but BETTER song!
I can remember listing to cw mcall on my eight track my step father could not take it. He shot the eight track. true story.
The Storeyteller! Tom T. Hall, great stuff! Hope you enjoyed this vid, thanks for watching!
I love this song
I’m 12 and I love cw mcall
11 here
This guy is obsessed with the conoco station
What I don't get is what happened to the truck/car he drove there?
This so great . WELL DONE YOU ALL
Frank is just full of win!
VERY well done THANK YOU!
RIP C W McCall (Bill Fries) 93yrs old 4/1/22 not a April fool's prank
2021 Rules forever I'm c.w. McCall the king of country and all the country singer s they play on Bob f.m. forever promise to god. Steve fike s Steve Perry of journey and all the rock n roll singer s they play on Kool 108 forever promise to god. Happy birthday 🎂 late you re 92 my grandma s 94 almost 95 still going strong thought rock on c.w.👍.
I always wondered what Bob looked like.....now i know
CW is awesome!