"Spirit of America" — from Little Deuce Coupe (1963). A tribute to Craig Breedlove's land speed record car.
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
The Bonneville salt flats had seen some strange things
But the strangest thing yet was a jet without wings
Once as a jet it played in the stars
But now on the ground it's the king of our cars
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
An airplane an auto now famous worldwide
The Spirit of America, the name on the side
The man who would drive her Craig Breedlove by name
A daring young man played a dangerous game
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
With a J-47, a jet for his power
Craig Breedlove had averaged four-o-seven per hour
Both man and machine had given fair warn
They'd set a new record on that warm August morn.
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
Spirit of America
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- From Little Deuce Coupe (1963). Named after Craig Breedlove's jet-powered vehicle that set land speed records in the early 1960s. Speed as an American virtue — the car as patriotic statement.