Title

He'd Have to Get Under- Get Out and Get Under
(To Fix Up His Automobile)

This song, He'd Have To Get Under-Get Out and Get Under (To Fix Up His Automobile), acknowledged the fragility of early automobiles. A courting couple's romance is frustrated by mechanical problems: "A dozen times they'd start to hug and kiss and then the darned old engine it would miss."

The Smithsonian

Composer

Maurice Abrahams

Composer & Lyricist

Grant Clarke & Edgar Leslie

Date

1913

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.