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von Fred.W. Leigh und V.P. Bryan, komponiert von Harry von Tilzer

Archie Haradine at Lewisham Darby and Joan Club (den gibt es noch heute!) sang the song and the music was arranged by Edward Williams.

Riding on top of the Car

1. Some people declare that a quiet country lane
Is the very best place for a 'spoon';
An old rustic stile must be there, they'll explain,
And not too much light from the moon.
Now, my girl and I live in town, you must know
Where quiet country lanes can't be found;
We've no rustic stile in our neighbourhood, so
Every time Sunday ev'ning comes round

Then we go go go for a ride on a car car car,
For we know how cosy the tops of the tramcars are
The seats are so small, and there's not much to pay,
You sit close together and 'spoon' all the way,
There's many a Miss will be Missis some day
Through riding on top of the car.

2. We climb on the car where the journey begins
And we make for the first vacant seat,
For all other people we don't care two pins
So long as our comfort's complete.
And when the conductor comes up for the fares,
He punches our tickets then goes,
But gives us a wink as he pops down the stairs,
Like an overgrown Cupid in clothes

When we go go go for a ride on a car car car,
For we know how cosy the tops of the tramcars are
The seats are so small, and there's not much to pay,
You sit close together and 'spoon' all the way,
There's many a Miss will be Missis some day
Through riding on top of the car.

3. We get to the end of the journey all right,
Or, at least, to the end of the track,
But while all the others prepare to alight,
We remain on the car and go back.
And when we get married - now, boys, here's a tip
That ought to be useful to you
We shan't spend too much on our honeymoon trip,
For we've made up our mind what to do.

We shall go go go for a ride on a car car car,
For we know how cosy the tops of the tramcars are
The seats are so small, and there's not much to pay,
You sit close together and 'spoon' all the way,
There's many a Miss will be Missis some day
Through riding on top of the car.