Nick Mason - Fictitious Sports
Fictitious Sports    3rd May 1981

“Can't Get My Motor to Start”    (Carla Bley)
Can’t get my motor to start,
Can’t get my motor to start,
Can’t get my motor to start,
Can’t get my motor to start,
Can’t you get it to go?

Is your battery low?
No, I don’t think so.
Try pullin’ out on the choke,
Try lookin’ under the hood,
Try pullin out on the choke
Try lookin’ under the hood.

Lookin’ under the hood,
Never did any good,
The choke must be broke.
Try beatin’ down with your feet,
Looks like she’s startin’ to crank,
Let’s take the gasoline out,
Try puttin’ beer in the tank.

Bring the beer over here,
‘Cause I need it to steer.
Try pullin out all the wires,
Try stuffin’ cheese in the cracks,
Try dynamitin’ the tank,
Smash all the glass with an axe.

Do you have any grease?
Pour it over the seats.
What did you do to my car?
What did you do to my car?
What did you do to my car?
What did you do to my car?

Well we took it apart,
But we can’t make it start.
We wanna go for a ride,
Let’s push it over the hill.
We wanna go for a ride,
Let’s push it over the hill.
Better not get inside
‘Cause she’s startin’ to slide.