Dear Dad, don`t get mad,
What I`m asking for
Is by the next semester
Can I get another car ?
This one here is sick`ning
On a wide dual road.
I might as well be walking
As to drive this old Ford.
Almost everytime I try
To go and pass a truck,
If I ain`t goin` down hill,
Dad, I`m, out of luck.
And even if I get by,
It`s still a rugged risk,
The way this old Ford
Keep a hitting and a miss.
Last week when I was driving
On my way to school,
I almost got a ticket
`Bout a freeway traffic rule.
It`s now a violation
Driving under forty-five,
And if I push to fifty,
This here Ford will nosedive.
Dad, I`m in great danger
Out here trying to drive.
The way this Ford wiggles
When I`m approaching forty-five/
I have to nurse it along
Like a little stubborn pup,
And cars whizzing by me,
Dad, look like I`m backing up.
She just don`t have the appetite
For gas somehow,
And Dad, I got four carburetors
Hooked up on it now.
I tried to hook another
To see if I`d do a little good,
But ain`t no place to put it
`Less I perforate the hood.
Well Dad, send the money,
See what I can see,
Try to find a Cadillac,
A Sixty-two or three.
Just something that won`t worry us
To keep it on the road.
Sincerely, your beloved son,
Henry Junior Ford
Disc | Track | Album | Year |
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1 | 10 | Chuck Berry In London Studio Album | 1965 |
1 | 23 | The Kings Of Rock'n Roll Album | |
1 | 6 | The Chess Box Compilation | 1988 |
1 | 1 | Dear Dad Single | 1965 |
1 | 3 | I Got A Booking Single | 1966 |
1 | 19 | The Anthology Compilation | 2015 |
1 | 57 | The Chess Box Compilation | 1988 |
1 | 10 | Original Oldies Vol. 2 Compilation | |
2 | 20 | Reelin' And Rockin' - The Very Best Of Compilation | 2006 |
1 | 10 | The Ultimate Collection Compilation | 2013 |
1 | 72 | You Never Can Tell - His Complete Chess Recordings 1960-1966 Compilation | 2009 |
1 | 57 | The Chess Box Compilation | 1988 |
1 | 10 | Chuck Berry in London / Fresh Berry's Compilation | 1998 |
1 | 16 | You Never Can Tell: His Complete Chess Recordings 1960-1966 Compilation | 2009 |
1 | 13 | The Great Chuck Berry Compilation | 1993 |
1 | 20 | Reelin' and Rockin': The Very Best of Chuck Berry Compilation | 2006 |
1 | 19 | Gold Compilation | 2005 |
1 | 10 | The Chess Years Compilation | 1991 |
1 | 49 | The Ultimate Chuck Berry | 2007 |
Track | Song Title | Duration |
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1 | My Little Love Light | 2:38 |
2 | She Once Was Mine | 2:26 |
3 | After It's Over | 2:20 |
4 | I Got A Booking | 2:55 |
5 | Night Beat | 2:45 |
6 | His Daughter Caroline | 3:17 |
7 | You Came a Long Way from St. Louis | 2:08 |
8 | St. Louis Blues | 2:39 |
9 | Jamaica Farewell Song | |
10 | Dear Dad | 1:51 |
11 | Butterscotch | 2:43 |
12 | The Song of My Love | 1:57 |
13 | Why Should We End This Way | 2:54 |
14 | I Want To Be Your Driver | 2:14 |