Category: default || By jt3y

To the tune of "Little Deuce Coupe":

'99 Merc
And she's finally paid off
('99 Merc, and she's finally paid off)

Well, I'm not braggin' but it's hard not to gloat,
'Cause after three years I finally paid off the note.
I'll have a little extra to put gas in the tank,
Since I made the last payment to Community Bank.

She's my '99 Merc
And she's finally paid off
('99 Merc, and she's finally paid off)

Just a gray Grand Marquis with stereo tape,
And a dent in the side door where a PAT bus scraped.
She's got a little V-8 but there's plenty of go,
Plus Traction-Lok gears for when I drive in the snow.

She's my '99 Merc
And she's finally paid off
('99 Merc, and she's finally paid off)

She's got eight-way power seats and anti-lock brakes,
Plus two sway bars so I don't get the shakes.
And though it sounds boring and you're ready to barf,
There's one more thing --- I got the title, daddy.

So laugh at my car if you think you must,
But the body's still straight and it doesn't have rust.
It's small enough to turn when I park on the street,
And I've got lots of leg room for my two lead feet.

She's my '99 Merc
And she's finally paid off
('99 Merc, and she's finally paid off)
She's my '99 Merc
And she's finally paid off
('99 Merc, and she's finally paid off)

(repeat until cease-and-desist letter arrives)

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Interesting Fun Fact: Van Dyke Parks, who collaborated with Brian Wilson on some of The Beach Boys' most creative music (including the album "Smile") spent his teen-age years in McKeesport, along with his older brother, C. Carson Parks, who wrote such pop hits as "Something Stupid" (for Nancy & Frank Sinatra) and "Cab Driver (Drive By Mary's Place)" (for The Mills Brothers).

A 1960 graduate of McKeesport High School, Van Dyke Parks is also a children's book author and in 1990 was inducted into the McKeesport High School Hall of Fame. (Oh, and he was also nominated for something called "an Emmy Award," whatever that is.)

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To Do This Weekend: St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 220 Eighth Ave., is holding its Lenten fish fry from 11:30 a.m. through 6:30 p.m. Fridays. Call (412) 664-9379 ... Pittsburgh-based reggae group The Wizdom Band plays Bubba's II, 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Call (412) 673-3586.