In My Merry Oldsmobile

[
Oldsmobile Curved Dash automobile] "In My Merry Oldsmobile" is a popular song from 1905, with music by Gus Edwards and lyrics by Vincent P. Bryan.

The song's chorus is one of the most enduring automobile-oriented songs. The verses, which are slightly suggestive (by 1905 standards) and contain quaint terms for lovemaking, are seldom heard today.

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.

Lyrics

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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.

External links

Murray revived the old song for a "follow the bouncing ball" cartoon in the 1930s.
* [http://www.archive.org/details/InMyMerr1932 In My Merry Oldsmobile (1932)] at Internet Archive