Lyrics:

Heres the story of a man and his family And a big trip that they took Well, I heard all about in a restaurant And I read it in a history book They rented a car at the erie canal But the car didnt have no brake Said ma to pa my God this car Is gonna fall into the bottomless lake Well, mama turned to daddy with a pale face Said Ive done something horribly wrong Well, the waters still runnin in the bathtub And I think I left the kitchen light on Then I heard a crash the car when splash And the compass rolled around and around Oh, for heavens sake! we fell in a lake And I think were all gonna drown Chorus: We are falling down Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground Smoke em if you got em Im so scared I can hardly breathe I may never see my sweatheart again Play once after first verse There was plenty of food in the backseat And the windows were rolled up tight So we all nibbled on a chicken leg Told stories way thru the night Well, pa told one that he told before And the baby got a bellyache Said ma to pa my God this car Falling down a bottomless lake Repeat chorus: Poppa played the music on the radio Mama rocked the baby to sleep He said he wouldve taken the other road But he didnt think the lake was that deep Well, if the ferry been there at the end of the pier Wed be half way to uncle jakes Instead of looking at fish out the window I wish Wed hit the bottom of the bottomless lake stead of looking at fish out the window I wish Wed hit the bottom of the bottomless lake So if youre ever goin on a big trip Ya better be careful out there Start everything on you good foot And wear clean underwear Ta