band : woodbox gang
album : trashcan americana

first rate smokes

verse 1
C D
my name is seymour green
G
i’m an honest business man
C D
i make first rate smokes
G
from a warehouse in my van
C D
i’ve had some troubles
G
with the epa
C D
i change my company name
G
every other day
C D
i hire out workers
G
from kentucky factories
C D
who spend their days working for
G
r . j . reynolds industries
C D
they find me in the parking lot
G
when the factory whistle blows
C D
and we roll up all the tobacco
G
that gets stuck between their toes

chorus
C D
take off your shoes
G
it’s time to go to work
cd G
it’s 3am and we’re setting up shop
C D
take off your socks
G
start scraping those nails
C D
if the atf discovers us
G
it’s gpcs from jail

verse 2

i’m in cahoots with some canucks
just above the borderline
they package all my products
with cute logos and designs
i distribute to truck stops
and small town liquor stores
they buy cases of cartons
and call me up for more

verse 3
thrifty smokers don’t mind
where their cigarettes are from
all they really want
is smoke and tar in their lungs
so if you ever buy a pack
of first rate smokes
you know the tar won’t kill you
but the smell will make you choke