
Look At All This Rollin' Stock
LOOK AT ALL THIS ROLLIN’ STOCK, OUT HERE ON THE ROAD --
CARS MADE FOR PLEASURE, TRUCKS FOR THE HEAVY LOAD --
YA’GOTTA’ HAVE TRANSPORTATION, SOME WAY OF GETTING’ AROUND --
TO GET OUT TO THE JOB, OR MERELY TO RIDE AROUND TOWN.
A LOTTA’ DIFFERENT JUNKHEAPS, ROLLIN DOWN THE OLE FREEWAYS --
WHATEVER DETROIT COMES UP WITH ,CAN START A BRAND NEW CRAZE --
THEY RUN ON DIESEL OR GAS,RECAPS OR RADIAL TIRES --
YA’ CAN MOTOR DOWN THE SLAB, ANYWAY YOUR HEART DESIRES.
THEY COME WITH DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT,AUTOMATIC OR FOUR SPEED --
EVERYTHING YA’GOTTA’ HAVE, AND LOTSA’ JUNK YA’ REALLY DON’T NEED --
THEY COME WITH PLAIN OLE GLASS, OR WITH A TINTED WINDSHIELD --
MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHATSOEVER, JUST SO THEY ROLL ON A WHEEL.
YA’ CAN STOP ONE VERY QUICK, WITH AIR OR FRONT DISC BRAKES --
IN JUST A VERY SHORT DISTANCE, ON A DIME FOR GOODNESS SAKES --
ONCE YA’ COULD BUY ANY COLOR, SO LONG AS IT WAS BLACK --
NOW YA’ CAN ORDER A POLKA-DOT, AND WON’T GET ANY FLAK.
THEY’LL GET YA’ WHERE YA’ WANNA’GO, AND DO IT IN A HURRY --
BE VERY,VERY CAREFUL THOUGH, OR IT’LL BE THE CEMETERY --
YOU MUST KEEP THEM CLEAN,DON’T WANT ANY GRIME OR DUST --
DON’T LET THIS THING GET DINGY, WITH SALT OR A SPECK OF DUST.
THE ONLY WAY TO A CARWASH, IS THRU A REAL LONG LINE --
THEY’RE GONNA’ GET THE DIRT OFF, MAKE THEM SPARKLE AND SHINE --
THE VERY LATEST ONES, COME WITH THAT FRONT WHEEL DRIVE --
THEY’RE MADE FOR RUGGED TERRAIN, AND THERE THEY COME ALIVE.
THEY’LL FORD ANY CREEK BED, CLIMB A SLOPE OF MANY DEGREES --
THESE THINGS WILL GO ANYWHERE, EVEN UP A TREE --
NOW THE IN THING TO DO, IF YA’ OWN ONE OF THESE THINGS --
JACK UP FRONT AND REAR, ADD 88 LEAVES TO THE SPRINGS.
DON’T FORGET THE WHEELS, THEY GOTTA’ BE CHROME AND WIDE --
ONLY THING STANDARD HERE, THERE’S ONLY TWO ON EACH SIDE --
UP YONDER ON THE BUMPER ,YA; GOTTA’ MOUNT A WINCH --
TO PULL YERSELF UP A CLIFF, OR MAYBE ACROSS A TRENCH.
DON’T THINK I’LL GET ONE OF THOSE, THOUGH THEY’D BE LOTSA’ FUN --
THE REASON IS VERY SIMPLE, I’VE NO OBSTACLE COURSES TO RUN --
NOW WE GET TO THE VANS, SURE ARE PLUSH AND NICE --
YOU CAN HAVE ONE TOO, IF’N YA’ WANNA’ PAY THE PRICE.
THEY COME IN ALL PRICE RANGES, ALL THE WAY TO FIFTY THOUSAND --
IF I HAD THAT TO INVEST, I’D DO IT IN SOME HOUSIN’ --
PERHAPS WITH DONALD TRUMP, HE OF NEW YORK FAME --
HE LIKES THE TV CAMERAS, SO WE ALL CAN HEAR HIS NAME.
BUT THAT’S BESIDE THE POINT, EACH TO THEIR BOWN LIKIN’ --
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR VAN, I’M GOIN’ BACK TO BIKIN’ --
THE PRICE OF GAS YA’KNOW, THEY SAY IT’S GOIN’ HIGHER --
GONNA TRADE MY JUNK-HEAP IN, AND GET ME A WESTERN FLYER.
M. L. WILKINSON |