THE RUSTY FORD CORTINA ~ Mark Gillett


The vinyl on the dashboard has all faded
And I can’t believe the speedo’s reading true
Coz it’s been 10 long years today
        Since I purchased this old station - wagon
An’ I’ll drive this hack till the driving’s done.

Ch.
For the rain always falls on my rusty Ford Cortina
Bits keep falling off and get left behind
And the muffler’s mighty roar
   Always causes a sensation
An’ I’ll drive this hack till the driving’s done.


Seems when I start it up each morning
That it’s gonna take me half the day
For there’s only one headlight
   And it isn’t very bright
An’ it bucks & jumps and handles like a dray.


Sometimes I think, I’ll buy myself a new one
But they cost so much, I always change my mind
And the tailgate rattles on and on
   And the front end’s most peculiar
But I’ll drive this hack till the driving’s done.


Mark wrote this parody c.early 80s - with apologies to Hugh McDonald!

Here is Hugh's song and his amended story of the writing of "The Diamantina Drover" :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoWJWEr7DO4


Cheers, R-J