Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)
The "Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Waylon Jennings. It was released in August 1980 as the second single from the album Music Man. Recognizable to fans as the theme to the CBS comedy adventure television series The Dukes of Hazzard, the song became a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1980. Song lyrics Just the good ol' boys Never meaning no harm Beats all you never saw, been in trouble with the law Since the day they was born Straightening the curves, flattening the hills Someday the mountain might get 'em but the law never will Making their way, the only way they know how That's just a little bit more than the law will allow Just the good ol' boys, wouldn't change if they could Fighting the system like two modern-day Robin Hoods Song history As the narrator for the movie Moonrunners (1975), Jennings was tapped to serve in the same capacity for The Dukes of Hazzard which premiered on CBS in 1979 and was based on Moonrunners. Jennings wrote the theme song for the show and recorded two versions: