Oraffertys Motor Car

G C D G Now Denny O'Rafferty's motor car is the greatest I declare A D It's made up of bits and pieces that he picked up here and there Em Bm C D The engine must be ages old but it's still got lots of power G C D G With a gallon of stout in the petrol tank it does ninety miles an hour. G C D G Oh, what a wonderful motor car; it's the greatest ever seen A D It used to be black as me father's hat, now it's forty shades of green Em Bm C D On TV and the radio and in every public bar G C D G The burning question of the day is Rafferty's motor car. G C D G Now two of the wheels are triangular and the third one's off a pram A D The fourth is the last remaining wheel from off a Dublin tram Em Bm C D The number plate's in Gaelic and the plugs won't even spark G C D G And the chassis came off of a tinkers' cart that collapsed in Phoenix Park. G C D G Now go for a ride in the motor car and you'll end up with the shakes A D The road from Cork to Dublin is a veil of pains and aches Em Bm C D When traffic lights turn red ahead you'd best jump out the door G C D G For the moment that Denny treads on the brakes his foot'll go through the floor. G C D G Oh, what a wonderful motor car; it's the greatest ever seen A D It used to be black as me father's hat, now it's forty shades of green Em Bm C D On TV and the radio and in every public bar G C D G A The burning question of the day is Rafferty's motor car. A D E A Now if you could see the upholstery your eyes would start to pop B E It's nothing but empty beer crates with a load of sacks on top F#m C#m D E The windscreen's gone to Lord knows where and there's mothballs in the horn A D E A And I reckon he'd only get half a quid if he took it to the pawn. A D E A Now Denny was driving around last week when the engine did the splits B E It went up in smoke and nearly blew O'Connell Street in bits F#m C#m D E They searched around for Denny and found he'd landed up by heck A D E A Away up on top of the GPO with his L plates round his neck. A D E A Oh, what a wonderful motor car; it's the greatest ever seen B E It used to be black as me father's hat, now it's forty shades of green F#m C#m D E On TV and the radio and in every public bar A D E A The burning question of the day is Rafferty's motor......