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Primary source: Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan, "Out in the Automobile," song, 1906.
Caption: The comedian Arthur Collins and the tenor Byron Harlan wrote lyrics for many humorous songs. "Out in the Automobile" pokes fun at early-twentieth-century cars.
Isn't it nice when the motor breaks down,
Out in an automobile.
Leaving you stranded ten miles out of town,
Out in an automobile.
You crawl underneath to repair it of course,
The auto explodes with a great deal of force,
You land in the road full of mud and remorse,
Out in an automobile.
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Out in an automobile,
Out in that green country lane.
There is a smash and you're stuck with a crash,
And find you've run into a cave.
Off with the constable then,
He will not hear your appeal.
They'll hold your machine,
And you'll pay your own green,
You'll be out an automobile.
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Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan, "Out in the Automobile," 1906. Lyrics transcribed by Esther Mandelheim, Merran Elizabeth Swartwood, and Scott Zillitto for Columbia University DKV, © 2002.
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