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Thread #51195   Message #3583426
Posted By: Jim Dixon
11-Dec-13 - 08:58 PM
Thread Name: Help - music/dance hall music (World War I)
Subject: Lyr Add: IN MY MERRY OLDSMOBILE (Bryan/Edwards)
Tiger mentioned this back on 12 Sep 02 - 07:58 AM:

From the sheet music at UCLA Archive of Popular Music:

IN MY MERRY OLDSMOBILE
Words by Vincent Bryan, music by Gus Edwards
New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1905.

1. Young Johnnie Steele has an Oldsmobile.
He loves a dear little girl.
She is the queen of his gas machine.
She has his heart in a whirl,
Now when they go for a spin, you know,
She tries to learn the auto, so
He lets her steer while he gets her ear
And whispers soft and low:

CHORUS: Come away with me, Lucile,
In my merry Oldsmobile.
Down the road of life we'll fly,
Automobubbling, you and I.
To the church we'll swiftly steal,
Then our wedding bells will peal.
You can go as far as you like with me
In my merry Oldsmobile.

2. They love to spark in the dark old park
As they go flying along.
She says she knows why the motor goes:
The sparker's awfully strong.
Each day they spoon to the engine's tune.
Their honeymoon will happen soon.
He'll win Lucile with his Oldsmobile,
And then he'll fondly croon: CHORUS