I was cutting the rug at a place called the jug with a girl named Lindy Lou.
When in walked a guy with a gun at his side and he was looking for you know who
He says hey fat fellow with your hair colored yellow whatchu trying to do
I remember that by memory.
I love that line,money fat fellow with your hair colored yellow.
Supposedly based on a real event. I'm sure it was embellished a little. I guess Ronnie Van Zant was a little guy but he was a troublemaker and used to start fights just for the sake of fighting but that night a girl asked him to dance and he ended up running for his life when her boyfriend threatened to shoot him.
Rossington, Collins and Van Zant wrote the song on the way home from the bar.