Transfusion -Nervous Norvus

Nervous Norvus was the performing name of Jimmy Drake (March 24, 1912 – July 24, 1968).

The lyrics in his song called "Transfusion" concern a careless driver who (cheerfully) receives blood transfusions after each accident. Graphic sounds of a car crash are included after each verse. Each stanza concludes with the refrain "Never never never gonna speed again" followed by lines such as "Slip the blood to me, Bud" or "Pour the crimson in me, Jimson." The song was banned on many radio stations in the 1950s.  The song was later played on the radio by DJ Barry Hansen, which reportedly led to Hansen's eventual nickname of Dr. Demento. The car crash sound effect from this song, dubbed from the Standard Sound Effects Library, can be heard on "Dead Man's Curve" by Jan and Dean and "Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las, 

The song received a review from an unlikely source—personal-injury lawyer Melvin Belli—in his 1956 book Ready for the Plaintiff!, in which he says: "The ghoulish lyrics hiccup hysterically" but "wind up with a gem of jive-y wisdom that is strictly in the groove: 'Oh, barnyard drivers are found in two classes / Line-crowding hogs and speeding jackasses / So remember to slow down today!'" There was irony too, as Drake was employed as a truck driver, prior to and after his recording fame

ZZZZZZOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM

Tooling down the hightway doing 79

I'm a twin pipe papa and I'm feelin fine

Hey man dig that was that a red stop sign

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

I'm just a solid mess of contusions

Never, never, never gonna speed again

Slip the blood to me, Bud

I jump in my rod about a quarter to nine

I gotta make a date with that chick of mine

I cross the center line man you gotta make time-

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

Oh, man, I got the cotton pickin convolutions

Never, never, never gonna speed again

Shoot the juice to me, Bruce

My foot's on the throttle and it's made of lead

But I'm a fast ridding daddy with a real cool head

I'ma gonna pass a truck on the hill ahead-

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

My red corpsuckles (sic) are in mass confusion

Never, never, never gonna speed again

Pass the crimson to me, Jimson

I took a little drink and I'm feelin right

I can fly right over everything everything in sight

There's a slow poking cat I'm gonna pass him on the right

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

I'm a real gone paleface and that's no illusion

I'ma never never never gonna speed again

Pass the claret to me, Barrett

A rollin down the mountain on a rainy day

Oh, when you see me coming better start to pray

I'm a cuttin' up the road and I'm the boss all the way

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

Oh, doc, pardon me for this crazy intrusion

I'm never, never, never gonna speed again

Pump the fluid in me, Louie

I'm burning up the highway early this morn

I'm passing everybody oh nothing but corn

Man outa my way I don't drive with my horn

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

Oh, nurse I'm gonna make a new resolution

I'm never, never, never gonna speed again

Put a gallon in me, Alan

Oh, barnyard drivers are found in two classes

Line crowding hogs and speeding jackasses

So rememmber to slow down today

Hey, daddy-o

A make that type O, huh

Atta-boy

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]