He's a drug store truck drivin' man He's the head of the Ku Klux Klan When summer comes rollin' around We'll be lucky to get out of town He's been like a father to me He's like the only DJ you can hear after three And I'm an all night singer in a country band And if he don't like me he don't understand He's a drug store truck drivin' man He's the head of the Ku Klux Klan When summer comes rollin' around We'll be lucky to get out of town He's got him a house on the hill And he can play country records till you've had your fill And he's a law man's friend he's an all night DJ Sure don't think much like the records he plays He's a drug store truck drivin' man He's the head of the Ku Klux Klan When summer comes rollin' around We'll be lucky to get out of town He don't like resistance I know And he said it last night on a big TV show He's got him a medal that he won in the war Weighs 500 pounds and it sleeps by the door He's a drug store truck drivin' man He's the head of the Ku Klux Klan When summer comes rollin' around We'll be lucky to get out of town

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson décrit la vie d'un homme qui conduit un camion de pharmacie, tout en étant le leader d'un groupe raciste. Il apparaît comme une figure d'autorité et de contradiction, à la fois protecteur et oppressant, et son influence sur le narrateur est complexe. Quand l'été arrive, il devient évident que leur situation devient précaire, suggérant un climat de menace et de tension. C'est un reflet des années 1960 en Amérique, une époque marquée par des luttes pour les droits civiques et une forte polarisation sociale. La mention du Ku Klux Klan et des médias de l'époque souligne à quel point la vie quotidienne était imbriquée dans ces conflits sociopolitiques. La chanson résonne avec des symboles de pouvoir, de guerre et de résistance, tout en mettant en lumière les relations humaines dans un contexte tumultueux.