Gasoline Gus And His Jitney Bus 1915

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 28 Aug 2006
2006

Did you ever hear the story,
did you ever hear the yarn
'bout Gasoline Gus?
He saved up a dollar and,
he borrowed twenty cents
bought a Jitney Bus.
His coffee mill was made of tin
but tin was made to pack things in,
he hung a sign and it read thus:
"This is Gasoline Gus
and his Jitney Bus."

Gus, Gus, Gasoline Gus,
Gasoline Gus
and his Jitney Bus.
He packed 'em on the fenders
and he packed 'em on the hood;
he packed 'em by the dozen
and the other dozen stood,
from out the heap there came a cry:
"Please take that suit case out a my eye!"
Gus, Gus, Gasoline Gus,
Gasoline Gus
and his Jitney Bus.

Did I tell you what he purchased?
Did I tell you what he used?
Why Gasoline Gus,
he bought a ton of dynamite,
he bought a pint of gin,
for his Jitney Bus.
"It's got a bigger kick than gasoline,"
said Gus as he loaded his tin machine.
A lady said: "Don't go too far."
Said Gus: "It's not that kind of a car."

Gus, Gus, Gasoline Gus,
Gasoline Gus
and his Jitney Bus.
He turned a dozen somersaults
and then he looped the loop.
He made a bigger noise
than the devil eating soup,
how far he went I quite forget,
but according to Hoyle's he's not back yet!
Gus, Gus, Gasoline Gus,
Gasoline Gus
and his Jitney Bus.

Do you want to hear the finish,
do you want to hear the end,
'bout Gasoline Gus?
He bumped into the devil and,
he got the devil's goat,
with his Jitney Bus.
The devil frowned and said:
"Take him out
and let him ride my imps about."
In fifteen minutes big as life,
he was making love to the devil's wife!

Gus, Gus, Gasoline Gus,
Gasoline Gus
and his Jitney Bus.
They telephoned the devil
that his wifey had eloped
with a funny looking fellow
in a funny little boat,
the devil never turned a hair,
he smiled and said:
"They're a darned good pair!"
Gus, Gus, Gasoline Gus,
Gasoline Gus
and his Jitney Bus.

Soft karaoke
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lyric
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Gasoline Gus And His Jitney Bus 1915
by Byron Gay & Charley Brown
© MCMXV by W.A.Quincke & Co.  Los Angeles, Cal
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 28 August 2006 at 12.54pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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