Now Denny O'Rafferty's motor car is the greatest I declareIt's made up of bits and pieces that he picked up here and thereThe engine must be ages old but it's still got lots of powerWith a gallon of stout in the petrol tank it does 90 miles an hourWhat a wonderful motor car, it's the greatest ever seenIt used to be black as me father's hat, now it's 40 shades of greenOn TV and the radio and in every public barThe burning question of the day is Rafferty's motor carNow two of the wheels are triangular and the third one's off a pramThe fourth is the last remaining wheel from off a double and tramThe number plates in Gaelic and the plugwon't even sparkAnd the chassis came off of a tinker's car that collapsed in Phoenix ParkNow go for a ride in the motor car and you'll end up with the shakesThe road from Cork to Dublin is a veil of pains and achesWhen traffic lights turn red the hedge had best jump out the doorFor the moment that Denny treads on the brakes his foot'll go through the floorOh what a wonderful motor car, it's the greatest ever seenIt used to be black as me father's hat, now it's 40 shades of greenOn TV and the radio and in every public barThe burning question of the day is Rafferty's motor carNow if you could see the upholstery your eyes would start to popIt's nothing but empty beer crates with a load of sacks on topThe windscreen's gone to Lord knows where and there's mud balls in the hornAnd I reckon he'd only get half a quid if he took it to the pawnNow Denny will get a little bit of a kick from the windscreen and he'll get a little bit of a kick from the hornHe's driving around last week when the engine did the splitsIt went up in smoke and nearly blew O'Connell Street in bitsThey searched around for Denny and found he'd landed up by heckAway up on top of the GPO with his LP sound his neckOh what a wonderful motor car, it's the greatest ever seenIt used to be black as me father's hat, now it's 40 shades of greenOn TV and the radio and in every public barThe burning question of the day is Rafferty's motor carRafferty's motor car