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 r"~ lLJO Slllu CJ&gS 
 Once rD5.de tfceir brags 
 Fun &r a. fad \o ]ooke. 
 One cjrofe Vr\e. rKijme 
 And all Vne Kme 
 Felt sure. H=ie muse cjouldjok.*
 
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 The picture m&n 
 
 In glee beo^n 
 
 To illustrate tn"e v&rse,. 
 
 Tke task is done 
 
 H ljiII be ftJn 
 
 To see cjKicK is Hie ujorse.
 
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 TIHII «IPY©K] WUSS 
 TOSL[lSyEllS-Kli¥Y@K,
 
 COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY 
 HERMAN LEE MEADER 
 
 Powers Photo Engraving Co., New York
 
 LITTLE DROPS 
 OF GASOLINE 
 
 LITTLE BITS OF 
 STEEL 
 
 MAKE A LOT OF 
 NOISE AND SMELL 
 
 CALLED AN 
 AUTOMOBILE
 
 sfends for Axle 
 The best uill often kre&k 
 When tKeu do - look out* 
 A header qou u/ill teJ<^.
 
 ijoti going my l^relto meud ? 
 &ui5mobtle sKoui *5tr she saad 
 uou intend to buq e\ machine? 
 < >i >It| <'»< »tt>0 ffiere to be seen.
 
 stands for Bre&kgloun 
 They h&jojoen every de\cj 
 If you're f&r from home 
 For feu ljou h&vetejo&y. 
 
 
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 Litlle Jevck Horner 
 I Would ctask round a^ corner 
 never would, slow ujo & bit 
 l He cL not even Wcxrn 
 I WitK *v toot of his Horn 
 2vndi <Ao0s the*fc he cL Kit:,
 
 v^/sfewnds for Chassis 
 Another word fer frame 
 Made of steel but often 
 Collajoses just the same

 
 little crank on automobiles 
 her sables and minKs and seals 
 Nou> dressed in a coal 
 Like an old namj jsoat 
 she looked as oiell as she feels. 
 
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 stends for Danger 
 A uarnin^ you should hee< 
 If you are not careful I 
 TWe ambulance cjou 11 need. I
 
 SJaed ujo Ifce hill 
 
 The fcibes ^5o I oul of carter 
 
 UJa bleu the c&r 
 Aind now Giiis Jd^ 
 
 
 H&s no de&r little daughter.
 
 
 ir£f stands jbr Engine 
 
 Their cylinders explode 
 What Felt -Jolenty more 
 Don't hlock uh fhe rofvd ! 
 
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 (•-die .;,Mog^-: 
 
 Old Mme. Laf&rjie 
 
 Went to the ^rage 
 
 To dive her boor doO a. ride 
 
 For repairs rney re all £pne 
 
 !ZJ Said the chaf feur folorn 
 
 [So there isrit an aufe inside
 
 To sesve you from the shte^sh 
 But useless if zs. ff iskey J^lug 
 Through the mud should dash
 
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 Good Thing Cole 
 Vv^s e\ silly old soul 
 A silly old &ss cj&s he 
 He called for \He sfer 
 Bui Ke^got her mecm^ 
 \/\/hile $\e chorus se\ng unrn jglee.
 
 \^!s stands for Goggles 
 To shield cjour eyes from dosf 
 Seems as if a sandstorm 
 Cajne cjilti every ^5ust.
 
 Three silly 
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 The tS».1e of" 
 But tfceftWil little
 
 cjounj* men from j^JJ Ra^ree 
 auiomobileboais coent to see^ 
 tlnie frifo Ljouldni he so short 
 crafts in a squall were c&ugjhdk 
 
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 /-i lJ stands for Horn 
 To give a, little snorl~ 
 JKnd sfarr a runsxje^y 
 Is most exciting sjaorfc
 
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 .AArnosr crazy 
 \Vhu c/ont qour aufojgo? 
 It mevu foe bourgeois 
 In a cheajo trolleu car 
 But really it tsnt so slou.
 
 L-j sfends for Ignite 
 \v^hai the g^s should do 
 Often everything ignites 
 \vTWs left tsxvA ujorth ^ sou
 
 Tom - Hie bankers son 
 Killed e^ig just for jtin 
 thought he ought to j>ay. 
 chejp dashed right £vlj£\.u. 
 
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 fevfids for JudOe I 
 
 \v no fines you if you sjoeed 
 He scorches on a. heuyca.rir {^L 
 K)ur foorie-monnaae you 11 rtee,d
 
 
 
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 axlmoiselle Bonne^u 
 Sesl in vr\e tonne a.u 
 Speeding Ker a^crhS one ctay 
 {JJp rode fke ^endkrme 
 SKe felf no e\la.rm 
 But merrily Kejot onker u/ajj,
 
 
 He thought it would be fun 
 To sell the staff J6r gasoline 
 Nouj see ujti2*f He's done.

 
 Little Tom Tomofoile 
 Put his money in ev deaJl 
 But kis margins urent so lour 
 THe <vuto eJiso hivd te do.
 
 <'*' -"^/V^ 
 
 J stands ^ov La^mjos 
 
 To f tash ffiem on a J^ark sef fee 
 Is "funny but tfjs meoji. I
 
 
 

 
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 ere wees & rnona i&cuj 
 
 Who Sc\rig on {tie ste^e 
 
 SKe had so many autes 
 
 SHe dot to be tfce ra^e 
 
 The ddrt*&ge CMJjSnt lire 
 
 Her an0el looted sore 
 
 SKe only smiled and said 
 
 Run off and buy some more!
 
 u lj stands for Muffler 
 The noise it tries lo siojp 
 Isnt heJf so bad ^s C 
 
 Whai Mou Ke2vr on toja.
 
 JtcKery JLJicKery uoc 
 The consfahte held a clock 
 Bui he'd heiter not heed 
 The r<*te of 4fieii~ sjaeed 
 Or helldet £^ ferrttle shock
 
 stends for Nufc 
 
 To kgejo {he c/heels on H"dht 
 \e{ fKey offen 6et unscreued 
 Wke^ & fearful Joli^ht I $§pp 
 
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 Humjbfcj Dumont had *x ta&loon 
 thai he could sa.il to the moon 
 motors and tiiree score more 
 maJ^e Humhfcjs air shija soar.
 
 V_y stands ^6r Overch&rde 
 No uonder he is sore \ 
 The &uxo cost htm quite a^ sum 
 Repairs now cosi him more.
 
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 [kffy lj^s zs. foalet c|irl 
 And Ta^fg uas Itie craze 
 Tkffy sfele Johnies Kesris 
 Witfe Her winning tjaajs 
 An old man smiled ai Taj jtj 
 And 1^119 she smiled feo 
 Tevffo ^Soi an acife c£vr. 
 He dot Merci BeaLicoujo 
 
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 stixnds for Pumja li 
 \ou must Knoui tjKen to steja 
 For if you t^eejo on fctouin^ 
 Somemin^s sure te Joojo.f 

 
 #£ 
 
 corcKer Simon 
 
 Met a, Jotema^n 
 
 In an acito race 
 
 aid tfie Joieman 
 
 Xo scorcher Simon 
 
 Wh<xt a filling Jaace. 
 
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 V£^ sfends for Q< 
 For aoi autemofcilers tfctrsi 
 Is just likg. 2s. fenk to jtll 
 lh&t has no bottom te kursl.
 
 Mcry Ka^d ex reccing c&r 
 \\r certS.tnlL) cjs.5 jcxsh 
 Every cute W\eA she scgj 
 SKe overtook, ^nd Jocssed 
 She Iried fe heed c Ire^in 
 Devshed across the tf^ck 
 UJo^oes the sbeedy -thing 
 V^e don't expect her ha^ck.
 
 stands for F^ubher 
 The s?\jo from out a^ tree L 
 Used fbr tires on the u Heels 
 And necl^s on those caho see .
 
 save 
 
 Mlonfeoue Pike 
 Could ride no fotkg 
 could ride no fionse 
 Buf ev rnofereffe 
 He chanced fetfef 
 d him from divorce.
 
 or SJ^arl^er 
 That sferfe ttie engine j*oin£ 
 If it s £oin<^ to sjo&rk or not 
 TKere s never Miy knowing
 
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 Hi
 
 L\ stands for TonneewLi 
 An ideal tja^u to eloJDe 
 Irate d&d fecr beKind 
 Loosing kree^tfc and Kobe.
 
 Qj^h diddle diddle 
 
 i Here is & riddle 
 
 Who is Hits French jjr&ndee? 
 
 Why just for fedaoj 
 
 The owners &lj&l| 
 
 b 
 
 So his ch&ffeur is ^J&H uji inc*ee«
 
 V=^ stXnds for Upholstering 
 Fine leeAfier online sesvts 
 Cushions stuffed cjith hair 
 For her he&cl zsndi feeT\
 
 Nolj his
 
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 Peter Peter coas 2\ jay 
 | Had a tjif^e jujKo ran away 
 (Motor cycle then he bought 
 LJay uj^rd shouse is caujihi.
 
 sfonds forViclfm 
 It uould indeed be feme 
 If tjou motered all day lon<5 
 WiHi no one uou could mearn
 
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 Little Bo Peejo 
 She lost her sleejo 
 In automobile c&h rides 
 But never you mind 
 For fun she it fTnd 
 As scji^tlcj eilong she glides
 
 stands fbr Winner 
 The reason he's evne^ct 
 All of his competitors 
 Are broken doun or dead. 

 
 Stntf zx song of hard luck 
 A, ravsttj horrid Jorank 
 Standing in ttie tnuddtj ro&d 
 Trutntf te whirl ffce crank 
 i Suddenly she sferfe Hie czvr 
 \ou jumjo twvck likg a. fool 
 DieJble ~ Fudge MonDieu! 
 Houj c€\n she be so cruel?
 
 Not _ 
 
 If tjou. shocild bel H\e crevze 
 Exjoense cjill quite do you.
 
 \v£ml" you buy one of my elites 
 Saadffie saAesmjsn zA meshou 
 \Je ajuevys te^kje the highest j^rtze 
 
 U { 
 
 Your tar ices evreni so hi^gK 
 Just mHe me ^Sr ev tri?st ride," 
 But ske rode e^nd didnr buy. 
 
 For siyle aoid sjoeed you 1<£iolj. 
 If your cars e^re all uou ckim
 
 lj stands for Yulettde 
 \v^Ken aJl is uhite and tfaxj 
 Wheels <>et frozen f&st in snou 
 You 11 uish qou had a sleigh.
 
 eur 
 ace 
 
 There cja^s & crooked ch&f 
 \vTio had a crooked 
 y\lon<^ es. crooked Kighueoj 
 He steered a crooked race 
 And Ke Kit ev crooked colj 
 Thai steod in ^ crooked hrook 
 Nolj stoj^ this crooked nonsense 
 Or you loo LJili be ^ crook.
 
 sfends J5r Zefor^s 
 Exlfncl: ftiey soon uiill be 
 For Hie fittest must survrv 
 TKe sav^nte evil degree .
 
 I ro^ Boy Blue 
 
 Come blou uour horn 
 
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 >Wt 
 
 ^7 
 
 e s shotted mu snine 
 And mashed mu corn 
 [OK ujere is tfoe coJ3 
 J To stoja tfc<xt truck? 
 r— ' In yonder doortjaoj 
 Fast evsleeja ~uh<\t luck!
 
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 THEIR END VA5 RATHER RISQUE 
 CHAFFEUR WAS REALLY TRE5 GAl 
 A CLIFF THEY WERE NEARING 
 HE FORGOT ABOUT STEERING 
 TOO BAD -MA PETITE FIANCEE 
 
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 DANGEROUS 
 
 On tnis jooor k>e\r< 
 ^Vnd Pai ^ both did lkeir best: 
 TKe cKavr^e is jgrsxve 
 But neither kn^ve 
 Intended but to jest".
 
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