Peak
21
Weeks
23
Score
2,389
Chart Year
1980
Jennings was the narrator in the 1975 movie Moonrunners, where he was credited as "The Balladeer." When CBS created a TV show based on the movie, they asked Jennings to reprise his role as narrator (again credited as "The Balladeer") and write the theme song. He came up with an outlaw-Country theme that fit the story of Bo and Luke Duke, who were good-hearted rebels from the fictional Hazzard county in The Dukes of Hazzard. Jennings appeared in all 121 episodes of the show until it ended in 1985. The single version of this song was a bit different from the one used in the TV show, leaving out the line "Fightin' the system like two modern day Robin Hoods" and adding "You know my momma loved me, but she don't understand they keep showing my hands and not my face on TV," which is a reference to a shot in the show's open that shows Jennings playing guitar from the neck down. >>
Just the good ol' boys Never meanin' no harm Beats all you never saw Been in trouble with the law Since the day they was born Staightenin' the curves Flattenin' the hills Someday the mountain might get 'em But the law never will Makin' their way The only way they know how That's just a little bit more Than the law will allow Makin' their way The only way they know how yeah That's just a little bit more Than the law will allow I'm a good ol' boy You know my momma loves me But she don't understand They keep a showin' my hands And not my face on TV
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 13, 1980 | 97 | 29 |
| 2 | Sep 20, 1980 | 86 | 40 |
| 3 | Sep 27, 1980 | 77 | 49 |
| 4 | Oct 4, 1980 | 67 | 59 |
| 5 | Oct 11, 1980 | 60 | 66 |
| 6 | Oct 18, 1980 | 50 | 76 |
| 7 | Oct 25, 1980 | 45 | 81 |
| 8 | Nov 1, 1980 | 39 | 87 |
| 9 | Nov 8, 1980 | 34 | 92 |
| 10 | Nov 15, 1980 | 30 | 96 |
| 11 | Nov 22, 1980 | 28 | 98 |
| 12 | Nov 29, 1980 | 26 | 100 |
| 13 | Dec 6, 1980 | 24 | 102 |
| 14 | Dec 13, 1980 | 21 | 105 |
| 15 | Dec 20, 1980 | 21 | 105 |
| 16 | Dec 27, 1980 | 32 | 94 |
| 17 | Jan 3, 1981 | 32 | 94 |
| 18 | Jan 10, 1981 | 42 | 84 |
| 19 | Jan 17, 1981 | 53 | 73 |
| 20 | Jan 24, 1981 | 61 | 65 |