Title

The Little Ford Rambled Right Along

A product of Henry Ford’s assembly line innovations, the Model T made the car affordable to ordinary citizens. The Little Ford Rambled Right Along provides a light-hearted inventory of the Tin Lizzie’s positive attributes.  Due to its timeless word gags, novelty deejay Dr. Demento considers this song of the few pre-World War I songs likely to stay popular with contemporary listeners.  A portion of the final chorus serves as a case in point:

Now cut that out you naught tease.
 ‘Tis a left hand drive and a right hand squeeze,
Patch it up with a piece of string.
Spearmint gum or any old thing,
When the power gets sick just hit it with a brick.
And the little Ford will ramble right along.

Composer

Bryon Gay

Lyricist

C. R. Foster and Bryon Gay

Date

1915

Recorded By

Billy Murray

1877 - 1954

Billy Murray was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century. While he received star billings on Vaudeville, he was best known for his prolific work in the recording studio, making records for almost every record label of the era. He was probably the best selling recording artist of the first quarter of the 20th century.