The Automobile Honeymoon
Words and music by Harry B. Norris
Published 1902

[verse 1]
There has been a splendid wedding in the town,
And Miranda is the bride of Mister Brown
If you had an invitation,
'twas a certain indication
That they reckoned you a person of renown
When the decorated motor car arrived,
And the happy pair got in and said good-bye;
Then Miranda in a fever said;
"Oh, don't you pull the lever,
Or this honeymoon will finish in the sky."

[chorus]
Wedding bells with their ding, dong, ringing,
Little birds with their sing, song, singing,
Tell you 'tis the wedding day
Of Miranda and her fiance!
The wedding trip they will not take by boat or train,
they mean to try a tour by motor;
They left this afternoon for an Automobile honeymoon.

[verse 2]
Mister Brown remarked: "We'll make a flying start,
If you close your eyes, Miranda, we'll depart."
Then pulled a handle quickly, poor Miranda looking sickly,
With a mighty palpitation of the heart.
The machinery at once began to fiz,
And a condescending wheel commenced to whiz;
Then Miranda said; "Don't worry, tho' we may be in a hurry,
Well, this motor car is staying where it is!"

[repeat chorus]

[verse 3]
When the neighbors came along to push behind,
Then the motor car appeared to change its mind,
Instead of tired and lazy it became a kinder crazy
And some distant spot it seemed to want to find.
Of the happy pair it quickly was deprived,
To leave them in the road it soon contrived;
Said Miranda: "There's no knowing where that motor car is going,
But before we've really started we've arrived!"

[repeat chorus]