Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh

Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh

by Richard Lawry

I was walking past the trailers

At the edge of the fair

When a funny little sound

Came through the air

Puhht whoosh whoosh

Whoosh whoosh Puhht

A sound not well known

No steady beat

just a mind of its own

Putt whoosh whoosh

Whoosh whoosh putt

An engine spinning slow

But just fast enough

It hits when it needs

It misses by design

Old iron heartbeat

Keeping perfect time

Flywheels heavy

As a farmer's hands

Spinning out the work

Across the land

Governor swinging

Like a metronome

Tells that piston

When it's time to come home

Putt whoosh whoosh

Whoosh whoosh putt

Fire and coast

Till the load gets tough

Under strain

It talks a little more

At idle it'll rest

Six strokes or more

Hits when it wants

Misses by design

World's laziest engine

keeping perfect time

Missing on purpose

Loud and proud

Corn got shelled

And the water got pumped

Wood got sawed

And the butter got clumped

Wash got done

And the cream got spun

All from a hit and miss

gitting er done

Putt whoosh whoosh

Whoosh whoosh putt

Fire and coast

Till the load gets tough

Under strain

It talks a little more

At idle it'll rest

Six strokes or more

She don't fire on command

She fires on feel

Like an old farmhand

Makin' a better deal

You can't hurry iron

From nineteen ought two

It'll let you know

When it's ready for you

Putt whoosh whoosh

Whoosh whoosh putt

Fire and coast

Till the load gets tough

Under strain

It talks a little more

At idle it'll rest

Six strokes or more

Hits when it wants

Misses by design

World's laziest engine

keeping perfect time

Missing on purpose

Loud and proud

Putt whoosh whoosh

Whoosh whoosh putt

Whoosh whoosh

Whoosh whoosh putt

Whoosh whoosh

Whoosh whoosh putt

Whoosh whoosh

Whoosh whoosh

You can listen to the song as recorded by Faded Chrome at this link

You can listen to the song as recorded by The Junkyard Misfits, under the title Hit and Miss, at this link