When willie met ronnie he was runnin' up a track   He was bent down, burned out, carryin' a sack   Come on boy, you got to stop and help me some   And keep this money hidden when the police come      Ronnie was shiverin' and makin' funny sounds   He was lookin' like a fox   That was runnin' from the hounds   Sure little buddy, I can lighten up your load      You half it up, I'll hit it up, I'll take it down the road      Never had a better combination been planned   'cos willie was a roadie with a rock 'n? roll band   They were heads back, celebratin', drinkin' moonshine   Heads down, here we go across another state line   Tanked up and bullet proof   They couldn't give a monkey's   Damn if he didn't hide the money in a drum case   Pack 'em up, hit em up, do another show   The robber and the roadie got a long way to go      Willie and ronnie      Anytime they wanted they would pull another job   Anywhere they found a place   And it was fat enough to rob   If ronnie saw the police he would make a little sign   Then willie stuck the money in the band's back line   In the main racks, bass stacks   Anywhere he thought it could   Be hidden out of sight   Until the finished out in hollywood   Split it down the middle   When they took it out the sound   The robber and the roadie got enough to go around      Willie and ronnie   The robber and the roadie      Forty seven days and they had only one to go   When the telegram arived   To say the band wouldn't show   The crowd was getting' nasty and it turned into a rage   The bottles and the bodies started coverin' the stage   Then the cops came running in   And breaking up the riotin'   When they saw the money falling   Out the back of everything   Hey little buddy think it's time to run and duck   The robber and the roadie could be runnin' out of luck      Willie and ronnie had to skip it out of town   They were sittin' by the highway like jackson browne   They were stickin' out their thumbs   In the middle of the night   When they saw the car comin' with the spinnin' red light   Wide eyed, tongue tied feelin' pretty stranded   No use in runnin' they were caught red handed   Pull 'em in, lock 'em up, put 'em in a row   The robber and the roadie got nowhere to go      Willie and ronnie   The robber and the roadie      We got state police and the fbi   Willie and ronnie   You get a big reward   If you can make these boy's mamas cry   The robber and the roadie   We got the national guard and the bear in the sky      Willie and ronnie   You get a big reward if you can make these mothers cry   The robber and the roadie