Otto, You Ought To Take Me In Your Auto
Words by Verne C. Armstrong
Music by Samuel H. Speck
Published 1905

[verse 1]
Ev'ry Sunday Otto takes a spin in his Auto;
All the girls are dying just to know which one may go;
Is it Mary, or Miss Carrie, Myrtle, Maud or May?
On he comes and when he stops, each coaxingly will say:

[chorus]
Otto you ought to take me in your Auto,
and for a spin in the park,
You do the sparking* while we're out skylarking,
Just keep it right up until dark;
Then there'll be moon light,
and that's the best spoon**-light,
Otto, how happy we'll feel!
Otto, you ought to, now really you ought to,
Take me in your Automobile

[verse 2]
Otto leaves them all behind, and rides on down the street;
Meets the only girl he loves, and offers her a seat;
She demurely sits securely, rightly by Otto's side,
Answers softly when he asks her which way they shall ride;

[repeat chorus]

*courting, wooing, romancing
**to kiss and cuddle