For those who both love the King (Elvis ,not harry) and eastern Bloc motors....
on the count of 4......1...2...3..4
In a Yugo
(to the tune of "In the Ghetto" performed by Elvis Presley)
At a used car lot on the edge of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo
And they drive with pride
Cause if there’s one thing that this world needs
It’s environmental friends who’ll take the lead
In a Yugo
They say, “People don’t you understand?
Those Suburbans are ruining the land!”
But they’ll wish they had a full-size van one day
They’re pointing fingers at you and me
They say we’re too blind to see
But do we simply use our heads
And choose a better way
As those small wheels turn
Fifty miles to the gallon and their knees on their chests
They’re gonna save a lot of gas for all the rest
In a Yugo
Then one day on the interstate
They suddenly lose control
They swerve to miss a baby duck
And are squashed by an SUV—they’re out of luck
But they drove with pride
And as the crowds drive past the little flat car
You know they saved a lot of gas but they didn’t get far
In a Yugo
And as they’re trapped inside
At a used car lot on the other side of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo
And they drive with pride
© Paul Shanklin
on the count of 4......1...2...3..4
In a Yugo
(to the tune of "In the Ghetto" performed by Elvis Presley)
At a used car lot on the edge of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo
And they drive with pride
Cause if there’s one thing that this world needs
It’s environmental friends who’ll take the lead
In a Yugo
They say, “People don’t you understand?
Those Suburbans are ruining the land!”
But they’ll wish they had a full-size van one day
They’re pointing fingers at you and me
They say we’re too blind to see
But do we simply use our heads
And choose a better way
As those small wheels turn
Fifty miles to the gallon and their knees on their chests
They’re gonna save a lot of gas for all the rest
In a Yugo
Then one day on the interstate
They suddenly lose control
They swerve to miss a baby duck
And are squashed by an SUV—they’re out of luck
But they drove with pride
And as the crowds drive past the little flat car
You know they saved a lot of gas but they didn’t get far
In a Yugo
And as they’re trapped inside
At a used car lot on the other side of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo
And they drive with pride
© Paul Shanklin