A couple was once seated in a little motor car,
They were sweethearts and they didn't care who knew
They were holding hands together as the motor loudly roared
And the price of gas went up to twenty-two
He was an automobile mechanic working steady throughout the year
And in terms of his profession, he whispered in her ear
Will you love me when my carburetor's busted,
Will you love me when I cannot shift my gears?
When my spark plug is as dead as Kelsey's doorknob,
And my clutch begins to slip, will you shed tears?
Will you love me when my old exhaust gets noisy,
Will you love me when my pump is on the blink?
By heck,
When my fender has a dent,
And my piston-rod is bent,
Will you love me when my flivver is a wreck?
Will you love me when my fuel pipe is empty,
Will you love me when my rear end's worn and torn,
Will you love me when my rim-rod's old and rusty,
Will you love me when I cannot blow my horn?
Will you love me when my inner tube is busted,
Will you love me when my tank begins to leak?
By heck,
When the junkman says, "No use",
And my nuts and bolts are loose,
Will you love me when my flivver is a wreck?
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| Source: Charles Chuck Samberg, son of the composer -
This song was originally recorded in the 1940's
on the mainland and popularized by Hawai`i's singing
cab driver, Myrtle K. Hilo. Benny Bell, a pioneer in the field
of Jewish comedy was born Benjamin Zamberg (March 21, 1906 - July 6,
1999) in New York
City and raised in Manhattan’s
Lower East Side. His first language was Yiddish and as a teenager
he found employment writing lyrics and music.
After this initial introduction to show business, Benjamin Zamberg Bell
took to the Vaudeville stage using the name Benny Bimbo. |