THE LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS As recorded by Rory Gallagher (From the 1978 Album PHOTO-FINISH) [Intro] [Verse 1] I caught the Red-Eye at midnight In the nick of time On the seven fourty seven And we soon were flying high. Lord I had no time to lose Things were getting hot Only I know where we stashed the loot The mob wants to know the spot. [Interlude] [Pre-Chorus] They got the muscle in from Cleveland The fire-power from Detroit They missed me in New Jersey Though things got pretty tight. Caught my scent in Richmond At the Hotel Savoy But I got out the laundry shute And went to Chicago Illinois. [Chorus] I’m the Last of the Independents Yeah they’re searching coast to coast Only I know where we hid the loot Eleven years ago. [Guitar Solo]     [Verse 2] I caught the Red-Eye at midnight In the nick of time On the seven fourty seven We soon were high and wide. The moon was laughing at me like it did not have a care But I just smiled right back and said ’You ain’t going anywhere’. [Interlude] [Pre-Chorus] Well I want out of the rackets And the numbers game ’Cos when you cross the big boss You only got yourself to blame. I won’t sing like a canary And I won’t go naming names. I don’t need police protection I’ll play it my own way. [Chorus] I’m the Last of the Independents Well I play by my own rules. Yes I’m the Last of the Independents The Syndicate well it don’t approve. Well I’m the Last of the Independents Well I got to keep on the move. Well I’m the Last of the Independents Well I got no time to lose Time to lose. [Interlude] [Outro] Well I got no time I got no time to lose Well I got no time I got no time to lose Well I got no time I got no time to lose Well I got no time I got no time to lose