O'Raffertys Motor Car [C] - Val Doonican [Verse 1] C F G C Now Denny O'Rafferty's motor car is the greatest I declare D G It's made up of bits and pieces that he picked up here and there Am Em F G The engine must be ages old but it's still got lots of power C F G C With a gallon of stout in the petrol tank it does ninety miles an hour. [Chorus] C F G C Oh, what a wonderful motor car; it's the greatest ever seen D G It used to be black as me father's hat, now it's forty shades of green Am Em F G On TV and the radio and in every public bar C F G C The burning question of the day is Rafferty's motor car. [Verse 2] C F G C Now two of the wheels are triangular and the third one's off a pram D G The fourth is the last remaining wheel from off a Dublin tram Am Em F G The number plate's in Gaelic and the plugs won't even spark C F G C And the chassis came off of a tinkers' cart that collapsed in Phoenix Park. [Verse 3] C F G C Now go for a ride in the motor car and you'll end up with the shakes D G The road from Cork to Dublin is a veil of pains and aches Am Em F G When traffic lights turn red ahead you'd best jump out the door C F G C For the moment that Denny treads on the brakes his foot'll go through the floor. [Chorus] C F G C Oh, what a wonderful motor car; it's the greatest ever seen D G It used to be black as me father's hat, now it's forty shades of green Am Em F G On TV and the radio and in every public bar C F G C D The burning question of the day is Rafferty's motor car. [Verse 4 KEY CHANGE] D G A D Now if you could see the upholstery your eyes would start to pop E7 A It's nothing but empty beer crates with a load of sacks on top Bm F#m G A The windscreen's gone to Lord knows where and there's mothballs in the horn D G A D And I reckon he'd only get half a quid if he took it to the pawn. [Verse 5] D G A D Now Denny was driving around last week when the engine did the splits E7 A It went up in smoke and nearly blew O'Connell Street in bits Bm F#m G A They searched around for Denny and found he'd landed up by heck D G A D Away up on top of the GPO with his L plates round his neck. [Chorus] D G A D Oh, what a wonderful motor car; it's the greatest ever seen E7 A It used to be black as me father's hat, now it's forty shades of green Bm F#m G A On TV and the radio and in every public bar D G A D The burning question of the day is Rafferty's motor.... car