He owned a handsome touring car,
To ride in it
was heaven,
He ran across a piece of glass‑
Bill $14.97.
He took his friends out for a ride,
'Twas good
to be alive;
The carburator sprang a leak‑
Bill, $40.95.
He started for a little tour,
The finest sort
of fun;
He stopped too quick and slipped a gear‑
Bill, $90.51.
He took his wife to town to shop,
To save the
carfare was great;
He jammed into a hitching post‑
The bill,
$2.78.
He spent his little pile of cash,
And then in
anguish cried
"We'll put a mortgage on the place
And just take
one more ride! "