Date:         Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:37:25 -0600
Reply-To:     Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
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Subject:      Re: off-topic?/wasRe: thinking about a (VW) Thing
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> a really fun car to cruise around in.  Just remember to put the top
up
> before going to bed!

no, no, no .... you have to remember it the other way! ... put the top
DOWN before driving/rolling! like the song says ...

              Put the Top Down
    (traditional Chanty, again sung by VW Mechanics
     with filthy dirty-minded lyrics, but which teaches
     us a valuable lesson in auto maintenance)
 (To the tune of "Blow the Man Down")


  As I was a'driving through Dixie so sweet,
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  A Vanagon Camper I chanced for to meet,
 Give me some time to put the top down.
  We stopped at a campground, she'd gotten there first.
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  I'd driven all day with one helluva thirst,
 Give me some time to put the top down.

  Says she to me, "I'm quite low on oil,"
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  "Can I borrow some quarts so my engine won't boil?"
 Give me some time to put the top down.
  "Delighted!", I answered, "I've plenty to spare!"
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  So I handed two quarts to the camper so fair,
 Give me some time to put the top down.

  As she bent, adding oil to her camper machine,
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  I could feel that my interest was certainly keen,
 Give me some time to put the top down.
  With my hormones a'rising, and her standing near,
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  I asked if she'd join me for one little beer,
 Give me some time to put the top down.

  I sipped on a bottle, she chugged a six-pack,
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  I leaned over forward, she leaned over back,
 Give me some time to put the top down.
  Then I opened my pop-top, and asked her inside,
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  And there in that camper was a helluva ride,
  Give me some time to put the top down.

  She ruffled my curtains, she fondled my seat,
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  And down at my stove she had turned up the heat,
 Give me some time to put the top down.
  But just as our comfort began to unfold,
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  Her foot hit the gearshift and we started to roll,
  Give me some time to put the top down.

  I jumped for the front seat and grabbed for the wheel,
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  She thought it was funny and let out a squeal,
 Give me some time to put the top down.
  And off through the campground and straight for a tree,
    Way-hey, put the top down,
  Rolled the camper, the pop-top, the woman, and me,
 Give me some time to put the top down.

  Well, a long story shortened: I managed to stop,
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  But not til the tree limbs grabbed hold of my top,
 Give me some time to put the top down.
  So young men, take warning, whenever you slake:
 Way-hey, put the top down,
  Don't never fool 'round less you pull up the brake!!
 Give me some time to put the top down.