Crunch Time
There’s an old Johnny Cash song that describes how an autoworker working on the Detroit assembly line built himself a Cadillac bit-by-bit, sneaking parts out of the factory over the length of his 20-plus year career.
“One Piece at a Time,” recorded in 1976, was the last song Cash sung that reached No. 1 on the charts and its lyrics described the finished product with its multi-color fenders and doors.
“Well, It’s a ‘49, ‘50, ‘51, ‘52, ‘53, ‘54, ‘55, ‘56, ‘57, ‘58’ 59’ automobile. It’s a ‘60, ‘61, ‘62, ‘63, ‘64, ‘65, ‘66, ‘67, ‘68, ‘69, ‘70 automobile,” were some of the lyrics penned by songwri...
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