I’ll Be Glad When They Run Out of Gas (Hans Olson)

All right, ladies and gentlemen, I’m gonna’ do a song for you
That’s called “I’ll be glad when they run out of gas”
All right, a one and a two and a three

Well I’ve got a problem with my automobile
It smokes like a furnace and the brake linein’s squeal
And my wheels need alignment, I can never go fast
And I won’t have to worry
When they run out of gas

I’ll be glad when they run out of gas
I’ll be glad when they run out of gas
When those gas pumps are pumpin’ their last
I’ll be glad when they run out of gas

Well my car – It needs a tuneup
And the battery’s lost its charge
I should have some insurance
But the payments are too large

I keep hearin’ somethin’ knockin’
And I’m too afraid to look
I sure would like to sell it
But it ain’t in Kelly’s Blue Book

I’ll be glad when they run out of gas
Yes I will
I’ll be glad when they run out of gas
When those gas pumps are things of the past
I’ll be glad when they run out of gas

I keep hearin’ about those electric cars
And one powered by the sun
There’s even one you pedal
But I never have tried one

I just keep on burnin’ petrol
And smokin’ up the air
And when a gallon costs five dollars
You know it won’t be fair

I’ll be glad when they run out of gas
I’ll be glad when they run out of gas
When this whole world stops movin’ so fast
I’ll be glad when they run out of gas