A popular song from 1911.
words and music by Augusta Collins
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Today John, I saw such a funny thing
A settin’ in front of the Farmers Bank
A life preserver on every wheel
As sure as my name is Hiram Hank
A feller on the seat in a diver’s suit
His hands holdin’ onto a wheel
A big fog horn in the leg of his boot
And he called it an autymobile
Chorus
Yes sir, he called it an autymobile
But I know he was foolin’ me
I’ve read ’bout them submarines, by heck
And they go to the bottom of the pesky sea
He thought that I was green and gave me a spiel
And saw how nervous he would make me feel
But you can bet yer life he could not fool me
So he up and called it an autymobile
- Another thing that seemed curious to me
By jing! was the powerful smell it had
He said it was nothing but gasoline
I knew it was surely something bad
And over each wheel was a great big wing
A smoke stack put under the keel
And up in front was a big window glass
And he called it an autymobile
Sung here by Fred Feild: