The Packard and The Ford
Words by Harold R. Atteridge
Music by Harry Carroll
Published 1915

[verse 1]
By a lonesome little curb in a lonesome little town,
On a lonesome little Ford a lonesome Packard looked down,
And the great big car heaved a great big sigh
For the little Ford so modest and shy,
"You shouldn't travel 'round alone, you should have a chaperone,"
Said the Packard, in a language all its own,
"In my garage, you know, if you will only go,
I've a cozy, cozy cunning little home:

[chorus]
"Honk! honk! said the great big Packard,
"Aaa! Aaa! said the little car,
Said the Packard; "Won't you come and cuddle closer?"
But the Ford said: "I can't go far,"
"But you see how much I need you,
And I love you there's no doubt,
Come and marry and we'll have a little Buick,
You can't afford to run about!" Honk.

[verse 2]
In the lonesome little town now the Ford cannot be found,
For the Packard towed it far away with hardly a sound,
And they're married so they say,
Twenty little Buicks gay
'Round their little turning table are found,
And now they liven up the scene, when they're drinking gasoline,
Big and little Buicks gather 'round, and then
They start to foot and shout, and then they holler out:
"Daddy Packard, won't you sing to Ma again?"

[repeat chorus]