dear dad don’t get mad what i’m asking for
is by the next semester can i get another car
this one here is sickning on a wide dual road
i might as well be walking as to drive this old ford
almost every time i try to go and pass a truck
if i ain’t going downhill dad i’m out of luck
and even if i get by it’s still a rugged risk
the way this old ford keep a hitting and a miss
last week when i was driving on my way to school
i almost got a ticket about a freeway traffic rule
it’s now a violation driving under fortyfive
and if i push to fifty this here ford will nosedive
dad i’m in great danger out here trying to drive
the way this ford wiggles when i’m approaching fortyfive
i have to nurse it along like a little stubborn pup
and cars whizzing by me dad look like i’m backing up
she just don’t have the appetite for gas somehow
and dad i got four carburetors hooked up on it now
i tried to hook another to see if it’d do a little good
but isn’t no place to put it unless i perforate the hood
so dad send the money see what i can see
try to find a cadillac a sixtytwo or three
just something that won’t worry us to keep it on the road
sincerely your beloved son henry junior ford
Artist: Chuck Berry
Year: 1965
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 130