A popular song about the Ford Model A, 1928.
Words and music by Walter O’Keefe
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Have you seen her, Ain’t she great?
She’s something you’ll appreciate
I’m sure you understand just what I mean
Ev’rybody, Ev’rywhere
Is falling for her now
I’m talking ’bout the new Ford
And boy, it’s sure a wow!
Chorus
Lay off people, lay off folks
None of your sarcastic jokes
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
No more bruises, no more aches
Now she’s got those four-wheel brakes
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
She’s even got a rumble seat
And lots of style and class
The horn just seems to holler out
“Toot-toot, they shall not pass”
The Lincoln cars just yell out loud
That they are mighty, mighty proud
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
- When you see her, You’ll agree
She’s just the one for you and me
She’s everything that anyone could ask
“Sittin’ pretty yes I am
With her I’m always found
You “oughtta” see her Chassis
It’s sure the best around
Chorus
Now she’s even learned to stop
For ev’ry single traffic cop
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Not a rattle, not a bit
Lizzie now has lots of “it”
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
There’s everything inside her now
Except a kitchen sink
A mirror and a powder puff
A shower-bath, I think
I’ll bet my sox that this Miss Ford
Will live as long as Fanny Ward
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Chorus
C. O. D., and F. O. B
All you need is “Do Re Mi”
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Since he lifted up her face
She’s travels at an awful pace
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
She’s not like Calvin Coolidge
She’s a girl who likes her fun
She says, “Imagine anyone
Who doesn’t choose to run”
They used to keep her with the cow
But gee, you ought to see her now
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
EXTRA CHORUSES
Chorus
Talk of this and talk of that
Boys you must take off your hat
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Has she plenty, has she much?
Got the “tin” you love to touch
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
They used to park her in a lot
For that they charged two bits
But now they charge you nothing
And you park her at the Ritz
She once had rattles in her wheel
But now she’s full of “sex appeal”
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Chorus
She’s like all the other vamps
Pretty shape and lovely lamps
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Since she’s taken on some weight
Honest, folks, she’s looking great
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Her dashboard has a clock
That’s a hit with all the Scotch
A Scotchman saw the clock
And promptly stopped his watch
You’ve all heard the Frenchman song
Fifty million cant be wrong
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Chorus
Just a girl who knows her stuff
Plenty fast but never rough
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Always tidy, always clean
Faithful as an old Marine
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
She’s not the kind who tries to get
Your money all at once
She only wants ten dollars down
The rest in fourteen months
Good for sister, nice for ma
Ev’rybody rides but Pa
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Chorus
Ev’ry groom and blushing bride
Now enjoy their buggy ride
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
No one curses, no one swears
Lizzie never needs repairs
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
She used to kick and jump around
On ev’ry trolley track
But now she’s very ladylike
And never answers back
She will surely catch your eye
You know salesmen never lie
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Chorus
No more chug chug chug chug-bang!
No more cuss words, no more slang
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Not the noisy flapper kind
Simply quiet and refined
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
They used to say “We own a car
It looks like one I mean”
But now they say, “I’ll have you know
We own a Ford machine”
No more playing Jack and Jill
No more tumbling down the hill
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Chorus
When she’s coming down the street
All the boys say “Ain’t she sweet”?
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Every man will go for her
She’s the kind that men prefer
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Why even Thomas Edison
The wizard that he is
Could not resist her charms
And was the first to take out “Liz”
He said “She’s Okay to me
All she needs is company”
Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: