Driving In My Car

SONG COMPOSERS, LYRICS AND BACKGROUND

LYRICS

I’ve been driving in my car
It’s not quite a Jaguar
I bought it in Primrose Hill
From a bloke from Brazil
It was made in ’59
In a factory by the Tyne

It says ‘Morris’ on the door
The GPO owned it before
I drive in it for my job
The governor calls me a slob
But I don’t really care
Give me some gas and the open air

It’s a bit old but it’s mine
I mend it in my spare time
Just last week I changed the oil
The rocker valves and the coil
Just last week I changed the oil

Last week it went ’round the clock
I also had a little knock
I dented somebody’s fender
He’ll learn not to park on a bender
Ha-ha-ha

I’ve been driving in my car
It don’t look much but I’ve been far
I drive up to Muswell Hill
I’ve even been to Selsey Bill

I drove along the A45
I had her up to 58
This copper stopped me the other day
You’re mistaken what could I say?
The tyres were a little worn
They were okay I could have sworn

I like driving in my car
I’m satisfied I’ve got this far
I like driving in my car
It don’t look much but I’ve been far
I like driving in my car
Even with a flat tyre
I like driving in my car
It’s not quite a Jaguar
I like driving in my car
I’m satisfied I’ve got this far

COMPOSERS

ComposerRole
Mike Barson Music & Words

BACKGROUND

“Driving in My Car” was written by Mike Barson and recorded by Madness. It was released as a stand-alone single on 24 July 1982 and spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four. It reached number 20 on the Australian Singles Chart.

The B-side to the single was “Animal Farm”, a primarily instrumental reworking of the song “Tomorrow’s Dream” from the album Madness 7

References

RepresentationCompanyNotes
Publisher Nutty Sounds Ltd.
Publisher Warner Chappell Music Ltd.

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ReferenceSource
wikipedia.org Website
madness.co.uk Website