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It was late one night on a Kentucky highway, up ahead on the horizon,
It was there before my eyes, I saw the glowin’ cross of Jesus Christ.
I saw Jesus on the grille, of a south-bound Peterbilt,
Catchin’ bugs between his teeth, and glowin’ for everyone to see.
He don’t stop at those toll-booths, the state troopers let him roll on thru,
Folks stop and stare at his long flowing hair, and his gold-capped tooth.
I saw Jesus on the Grille, rolling down the Interstate,
And I know we won’t be late no darling, with the potentate of hauling freight,
Talkin’ Jesus, riding on the Grille, Talkin’ Jesus blessing every road-kill.
Talkin’ Jesus giving points for good behavior,
I’ve been redeemed by the 75 mph savior, tell it mommy now.
I saw him down at a roadside diner, with a soybean burger and a side of fries,
A big ol’ glass of chocolate milk, and a slice of apple pie.
I saw Jesus, riding on the grille, I saw Jesus blessing every road-kill,
I saw Jesus giving points for good behavior,
We’ve been redeemed by the 75 mph savior, tell it baby now, yeah.
I saw Jesus on the grille, rollin’ thru the cold Kentucky night,
And I know we won’t be late no darling, he’s the potentate of hauling freight.
He’s the potentate of hauling freight, you know with Jesus we won’t be late.
Man, where’s Moses?
| grimmel (Davis, CA) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 11:43 YES.....take it away....gooood foot tapping music for the soul!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| boober (KC,Mo) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 11:42 DoctorHooey wrote: One of Jesus' lesser known miracles was his incredible ability to make a *perfect* medium rare burger. Every time. Nice one Doc! |
| earthbased (By a Big Lake) | Posted: Nov 27, 2009 - 15:55 You gotta love dog's noses. They are there for the squeezing. If you ever have a chance to see the Willy Porter with his band, go to the show. The musicianship is A1, and they improvise on tunes for 15 minutes in a magical groove. 'Available Light' is an excellent CD. |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Oct 27, 2009 - 17:16 C'mon Rex, stop playing with your food and eat the damn wiener already!! Poacher wrote: |
| lmic (Influential In All The Wrong Ways) | Posted: Oct 27, 2009 - 06:09 Bill, awesome seggy from Cake! |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: Aug 25, 2009 - 04:27  http://b3ta.com/users/profile.php?id=42173 |
| slickdh (Lost in the world) | Posted: Apr 20, 2009 - 10:56 Geecheeboy wrote: "on the grille" as in Working the grille, like at Waffle House? Or maybe seen "on the grille" like the Jesus that was seen on the french toast and sold on Ebay? Just some options... Sheesh.. like Jesus would be working in a Waffle house...  |
| hippiechick (Heaven, a place where nothing ever happens) | Posted: Apr 20, 2009 - 10:51 I saw this guy one time when he opened up for Tori Amos (strange combo) |
| sutcliff (Saint Louis) | Posted: Feb 16, 2009 - 09:23 Dogs make great subjects for album covers. |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Nov 13, 2008 - 12:48 Hmmmm..... he's moved from the dashboard to the grille? Hope it's not one o' them Texas cars. You know...the ones with the horns mounted on them? (You'd think he would've been more comfortable on the dashboard!) |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Nov 13, 2008 - 12:46 Six for the song, eight for the dog on the cover... |
| agnes (Leaving Lex Vegas) | Posted: Jun 08, 2008 - 12:48 jwb wrote: I thought I was the only person with this album. Saw Willy Porter open for Tori Amos in 1996 or thereabouts. He's pretty handy with a guitar.
Ditto! He wrote this song about a stretch of highway near my house! |
| jwb | Posted: Dec 02, 2007 - 19:36 I thought I was the only person with this album. Saw Willy Porter open for Tori Amos in 1996 or thereabouts. He's pretty handy with a guitar. |
| DoctorHooey (/etc) | Posted: Nov 01, 2007 - 11:19 One of Jesus' lesser known miracles was his incredible ability to make a *perfect* medium rare burger. Every time. |
| rtkmusic (SoCal) | Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 14:05 rgj13 wrote: Bill, you REALLY have to follow this with Waits's "Chocolate Jesus"
Actually, a more appropriate seque might be Silver Naked Ladies from Westerberg's 14 songs. |
| Imkirok (Minneapolis, MN) | Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 14:01 Art_Carnage wrote: (Jesus - the other white meat!)
If I laugh out loud, do I go straight to hell??? |
| felix_the_man (the shores of Puget Sound) | Posted: Jun 28, 2007 - 12:47  |
| lolsshea | Posted: Mar 26, 2007 - 06:23 I love this song - I've seen Willy several times and have met him once. What a fabulous guy! |
| meydele (By the sea) | Posted: Mar 26, 2007 - 06:23 I LOVE this song! Gotta get my own copy. |
| LizDeines (Where it always snows) | Posted: Feb 07, 2007 - 12:46 We're all going to hell after listening to that one. Absolutely fantastic! |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Jan 23, 2007 - 21:28 "on the grille" as in Working the grille, like at Waffle House? Or maybe seen "on the grille" like the Jesus that was seen on the french toast and sold on Ebay? Just some options... |
| meydele (By the sea) | Posted: Jan 09, 2007 - 06:47 This would get a 9 for the cover art even if the song wasn't great. Which it is. "Man, where's Moses?" I nearly spit chai all over my keyboard. |
| JK27 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA) | Posted: Jan 09, 2007 - 06:46 Cool ... two Milwaukee bands in the same set (Willy Porter and Violent Femmes).  |
| Restless (Right here...) | Posted: Nov 26, 2006 - 15:19 dmax wrote: this is just a great post lol...yes yes yes...it is a GREAT day |
| themotion (the great city of austin in the not so great state of texas) | Posted: Aug 30, 2006 - 19:58 "we have been redeemed by the 75 mph savior" has to be the best lyric i've heard all day.  |
| Dahnyul | Posted: Jul 17, 2006 - 21:35 BKardon wrote: .... I came to see music.
Hey, I come to hear the album covers! |
| StellarSwarm (Indianapolis, IN) | Posted: Jul 03, 2006 - 05:39 This reminds me of Ben Harper for some reason. With maybe a twist of the Spin Doctors. |
| (former member) (Shadow Valley Condos) | Posted: Jun 18, 2006 - 14:28 jeffersonpump wrote: so let me get this straight? Jesus is on the grille, sheep go to heaven, and goats go to hell?
goddamn right, it's a beautiful day. this is just a great post |
| ploafmaster (Richmond, VA) | Posted: Apr 21, 2006 - 07:05 winter wrote: The title sounds like maybe someone's taken their transubstantiation a little too far ...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That's freakin' hilarious and macabre at the same time. |
| grimmel (Davis, CA) | Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 14:53 Thanks for the wide variety and introducing me to Willie |
| TobalMoreno (2,981 mi Due East (Sitting on a Catchbasin)) | Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 13:47 thank the lord he doesn't say god damn. |
| jeffersonpump | Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 13:47 so let me get this straight? Jesus is on the grille, sheep go to heaven, and goats go to hell? goddamn right, it's a beautiful day. |
| meloman (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: Jan 23, 2006 - 04:22 First listen to this guy. Fantastic music! Does remind me of Little Feat a bit. Play on! |
| winter (far from home) | Posted: Jan 08, 2006 - 14:53 The title sounds like maybe someone's taken their transubstantiation a little too far ... |
| number6 | Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 08:06 islander wrote: I completely agree, every time this CD comes up in rotation in the jukebox I take it off shuffle and let it finish, it's just fantastic all the way through. Add one more Willy Porter fan's utter adoration for this album. Saw him live at the Barrymore here in Madison lo those many years ago. That guy knows how to work a crowd. |
| Jra | Posted: Oct 13, 2005 - 02:21 I have this CD and love the song... but this is some kinda remix of the CD version, ¿no? I've never heard that intro, and other things are sticking out too... anyone? |
| islander (Seattle) | Posted: Sep 13, 2005 - 15:06 heywood wrote: It's not a religious song -- more a whimsical invention.
The rest of this album (Dog Eared Dream) is absolutely outstanding as well -- not one bad track from start to finish. I completely agree, every time this CD comes up in rotation in the jukebox I take it off shuffle and let it finish, it's just fantastic all the way through. |
| troubadour27 (Nashville, TN YEEEEEEEEEEHAW!) | Posted: May 18, 2005 - 12:31 A three song set of "cuss'in." Genius. |
| BKardon (Boulder, CO) | Posted: Apr 04, 2005 - 14:12 Saw him open for Eric Johnson earlier this year, good musician but didn't do much for me. If I want humor I'll go to a comedy club. I came to see music. |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Apr 04, 2005 - 14:10 Jesus on the grill, with some barbecue sauce, and fries on the side. Yum! (Jesus - the other white meat!) |
| Gregorama (Austin, TX) | Posted: Dec 22, 2004 - 07:38 Catchy! |
| Steelhead | Posted: Dec 07, 2004 - 13:43 Just saw Willy again in concert. This time he was with Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre. Talk about oil and water. Willy would do his usual beautiful rhythmic guitar work and Barre and his washed up boys would get up there and hammer out some Satriani-esque riffs. Quite strange and I hope Willy leaves Barre behind next tour......... |
| RichardPrins (earth.ca) | Posted: Nov 23, 2004 - 00:49 Grilled cheese? |
| the_circe (madison wi) | Posted: Sep 22, 2004 - 12:20 Steelhead wrote: Great - a Milwaukee boy!!!!!!! He is an awesome musician, that doesn't quite show through on this tune, but his guitar work is outstanding.
ditto. i've seen willy many times, all in small clubs and bars.. so much fun and has a die-hard following! how 'bout a little 'watercolor sunrise' bill? |
| tblock | Posted: Aug 26, 2004 - 06:12 rgj13 wrote: Bill, you REALLY have to follow this with Waits's "Chocolate Jesus"
fun stuff  :D Looks like Bill took a request!!!! :shock: |
| GregX59 (Omaha, NE) | Posted: Aug 11, 2004 - 13:30 rgj13 wrote: Bill, you REALLY have to follow this with Waits's "Chocolate Jesus"
fun stuff :D And follow THAT with Paul Thorne's "800 Pound Jesus" - What a great set that would be! |
| ANNE_MARIE (The Ozark Mountains) | Posted: Jul 28, 2004 - 09:12  Thanks for the giggle Bill! |
| Steelhead | Posted: Jun 04, 2004 - 10:01 Great - a Milwaukee boy!!!!!!! He is an awesome musician, that doesn't quite show through on this tune, but his guitar work is outstanding. |
| isujimmy78 | Posted: Oct 17, 2003 - 16:02 ..loving it!.. |
| Brad_Eleven | Posted: Oct 07, 2003 - 10:44 rfowler wrote: I'm thinking this is not really too religious....... it's more about cooking, and eating meat, and not raw vegtables.....
Hey, scroll down and read the lyrics--the grille is on the front of a Peterbuilt. Whimsy with a capital "W". Better still, with a random letter capitalized: perfectly whimsical. Or perhaps none at all, which introduces the possibility of the oft-dreaded ALL CAPS ONLINE SHOUTING... |