"Well I just popped over the ole state line
My headlights focused on a welcome sign
When hidin' in the bushes there waitin' for me
Was a big policeman with a capital P
Shoutin' look out stranger you're headin' for danger
There's a welcome sign ahead"

"He dragged me up to the old town square
The justice of the peace waitin' for his share

He said looky here boy you'd better slow down
You're in a heap of trouble in this one-horse town
So look out stranger you're headin' for danger
There's a welcome sign ahead"
"I've got those drag 'em off the interstate sock it to 'em JP blues"
"Yeah welcome in the evenin' sock 'em when they're leavin' blues

A kangaroo court is the last resort on a low down shake down cruise
Got them drag 'em off the interstate sock it to 'em JP blues"

"A woman gettin' mugged in the heart of town
Yells for the cops but there's none around
They're down on the interstate settin' a trap
A huntin' for a live one to skin and wrap
So look out stranger you're headin' for danger
There's a welcome sign ahead"

"When a sign says Welcome To God's Country
Lord you got competion from a slick JP
Fuzzy old buzzards that fill in their craws
With highway robbery in the name of the law
So look out stranger you're headin' for danger
There's a welcome sign ahead"

"I've got those drag 'em off the interstate sock it to 'em JP blues...
Got them drag 'em off the interstate sock it to 'em JP blues
Yeah here they come"

The late Mr. Curless sings the truth. Drive carefully when you pass those welcome signs.