Explain these song lyrics please

I would guess he is doing a round to Louisville from Indianapolis. Just driving both ways, hence the getting fat not doing any work.

 

Well I looked up the lyrics and apparently it does say "Derby town". I thought DIRTY town made more sense!

 

Derby town has always been Louisville because of the Kentucky Derby. Indie has been know as Circle City. I think they had one of the first bypasses or something. Before my time.

I would guess the driver took a job just running down and backninatead of being a "real driver" in the song.

 

@06driver got it.

Indy to Louisville peddle turn.
Getting fat on the easy dough.
What we used to call a "gravy run".

 

I was curious about "Circle City" so I looked it up. According to Wiki, Indianapolis was a planned city:

"The plan, known as the Mile Square, is bounded by East, West, North, and South streets, centered on a traffic circle, called Monument Circle (originally Governor's Circle), from which Indianapolis's "Circle City" nickname originated."

And I always thought it was because of the Indy 500...

 

You youngsters should not.listen to our old road songs. You be wanting chew toothpicks pickup skirts ( instead of kickstand today youth) . Checking out seat Covers, Asking hitchhikers ###,gas ,or grass no one rides for free.
Getting that white line fever is addicting peddle to the metal let her roll coal. Catch you on flip flop.

 

"It takes a special breed
To be a truck drivin' man
And a steady hand
To pull that load behind"....