Since Henry Ford Apologized To Me (Album Version)-The Happiness Boys

[ti:Since Henry Ford Apologized To Me] [ar:The Happiness Boys] [al:From Avenue A To The Great White Way: Yiddish & American Popular Songs 1914-1950] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Since Henry Ford Apologized To Me (Album Version) - The Happiness Boys [00:07.78]Oyoy gevalt gevalt [00:10.52]Vuts de mattuh Abram [00:12.21]Did you see the Yiddishe Joinal this morning Dovid [00:14.58]No vut did it say [00:16.09]Well I don't mind telling you that I'm so happy I could cry [00:21.05]You're looking simply great why don't you celebrate [00:25.39]I bought maynself a quart of hooch a collar mit a tie [00:29.54]Well if I see you making voopie what's your alibi [00:36.27]I was sad and I was blue but now I'm just as good as you [00:41.02]Since Henry Ford apologized to me [00:45.17]That's why you threw away your little Chevrolet [00:49.11]And bought yourself a Ford cou-pay [00:53.59]I told the superintendent that the Dearborn [00:56.46]Independent doesn't have to hang up where it used to be [01:00.79] [01:01.85]You're happy now because he settled half the case [01:05.72]I'm sorry I cut off my nose to spite mayn race [01:09.84]Are you glad he changed his point of view [01:12.56]Yes I like even Edsel too [01:14.62]Since Henry Ford apologized to me [01:17.79] [01:19.73]Oy yoy yeah yeah yeah [01:20.87] [01:22.87]Ven you hoid he would be in town did you write him in adventz [01:26.70]Sure I asked him please to drop around to see mayn shop [01:31.17]Did you say you were a tailor [01:32.98]Sure I offered him a chentz [01:35.41]To get a suit of clothes at cost [01:37.78]Including hextra pentz [01:40.53]Soitenly [01:42.59]To even up for what he did [01:44.53]I bought a tractor for mayn kid [01:46.77]Since Henry Ford apologized to me [01:50.83]Di mama said she'd feed him if he calls [01:55.50]Gefilte fish and matzo balls [01:56.43] [01:59.86]And even if he runs for president [02:01.42]I wouldn't charge a single cent [02:03.36]I'll cast my ballot absolutely free maybe [02:07.65]He's got an aviator for his new machine [02:11.44]Instead of Cholly Lindboigz he's got Charles Levine [02:16.00]You've got a cold now does it hoit [02:18.31]Yeah but I don't suffer in Detroit [02:20.18]Since Henry Ford apologized to me [02:23.16] [02:24.29]I put the family jewels in hock and [02:26.66]Bought myself a share of stock [02:28.35]Since Henry Ford apologized to me [02:32.52]I hear you had a baby yesterday and [02:37.08]Named it Henry right away [02:40.83]For what I thought about that [02:42.88]Guy my wife was telling me that I [02:45.13]Should send him also my apology [02:48.82]You got some whiskers and [02:50.25]Tied it on your Ford somehow [02:53.06]And everybody thinks I drive a Lincoln now [02:57.09]I saw the brand new cars he makes [02:59.52]Instead of Lizzies they'll be Jakes [03:01.33]Since Henry Ford apologized to me