In My Merry Oldsmobile
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"In My Merry Oldsmobile" is a popular song from 1905, with music by Gus Edwards and lyrics by Vincent P. Bryan. Its chorus, especially, is one of the most enduring automobile-oriented songs.
The words, as sung by Billy Murray, are as follows:
Verse 1
- Young Johnny Steele has an Oldsmobile
- He loves his 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...
Verse 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" is awfully strong
- Each day they "spoon" to the engine's tune
- Their honeymoon will happen soon
- He'll win Lucille with his Oldsmobile
- And then he'll fondly croon...
Chorus
- Come away with me, Lucille
- 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.
[edit] Popular culture
"In My Merry Oldsmobile" was often used by Carl Stalling, long-time music director for Warner Bros. cartoons, especially when references to automobiles or driving were made.
"In My Merry Oldsmobile" is one of the songs played on Main Street USA in Disneyland and the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom
It was also sung in an episode of M*A*S*H by Hawkeye Pierce (played by Alan Alda) while driving a Jeep in Korea.
[edit] External links
- In My Merry Oldsmobile (1932) at Internet Archive