This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Got the heat turned on and the windows down
She's hell on wheels, telling everyone how good it feels
My teethy she-wolf, knocking on my door
She wants to roam the road just to get down on the floor
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
Steering with her knees, she's got both hands free
Using the cruise control, you know, reaching over she likes to tease
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
Just use your body, don't need to hitch-hike
When you ride with me, little boy, take it any way you like
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
Creatures and swerves, screwing up my nerves, start flying across the seat
Pulling me close at every curve
Just use your body, she says, don't hitch hike
When you ride with me, little boy, take it any way you like
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said ride
She's hell on wheels, telling everyone how good it feels
My teethy she-wolf, knocking on my door
She wants to roam the road just to get down on the floor
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
Steering with her knees, she's got both hands free
Using the cruise control, you know, reaching over she likes to tease
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
Just use your body, don't need to hitch-hike
When you ride with me, little boy, take it any way you like
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
Creatures and swerves, screwing up my nerves, start flying across the seat
Pulling me close at every curve
Just use your body, she says, don't hitch hike
When you ride with me, little boy, take it any way you like
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up, little boy, and ride
She said let's ride, rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
She said ride
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awesome song!
Wouldn't that be "Screeches and swerves," not "Creatures and swerves"?<br /> <br /> Also, I have a hunch that this song might possibly be about sex, and yet also about a woman driving a car. Pretty deep!<br />
"Hot Chicks Fast Cars" One outta' two ain't bad.. But Jerry obviously likes both on a combo platter.. As most of Us Guys do!! I got a feelin' Jerry is speaking 1st person experience.. His "Teethy She-Wolf" is an older woman, bad ass car, like a Creme 1966 Chevelle, that for whatever reason(?) says "Son Of Chevy" in "Hooker Red" on the doors.. who pops by randomly & picks Jerry up for an high speed adrenaline pumping ride with some touch & grope.. that ends up in a wild "romp".. How lucky Jerry IS!! Jerry's "Teethy She-Wolf" gets Up For Sex with a wild ride ride.. She wants to roam the road just to "get down on the floor.. She said ride.. Rev it up Rev it up little boy and ri-iiiiiide!!!