Lucas Electric was known for their reliability problems (with apologies to Simon and Garfunkle) The Scourge of Lucas (To the tune of “The Sounds of Silence”) Hello darkness my old friend I’ve come to sit in you again Because a wire softly loosening Left its place while I was cruising And my vision, that was guided by its light Gave way to night Thanks to the Scourge of Lucas So many nights I’ve worked ‘til dawn Trying to find out what went wrong ‘Neath the halo of a street lamp I’ve jiggled wires ‘til my fingers cramp And my arms are scarred from the bright sparks that split the air And singed my hair Thanks to the Scourge of Lucas And in the sparking light I saw 10,000 MG’s maybe more. Engines cranking without starting Switches clicking without switching People starting drives that ended in a tow And dreams laid low Thanks to the Scourge of Lucas. Fools say I do not know How to fix a dynamo Under the dash I can’t quite reach you Despite my cursing that I’ll teach you But my words, like burned-out lightbulbs fell into the hell Of Lucas And the experts bowed and prayed To the manuals that they’d made And the manuals gave dire warning About the hazards of most everything But the words of those prophets gave not one single clue What I could do To end the Scourge of Lucas
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:19:04 +0000
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