Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
[Verse 1]
Oh I've got a little car and she might go far
She's the mistress of my heart now
She's a '65 with an overdrive
And I cured her in every part now
Two in the front and two in the back
A hundred and ten on the old Hog's Back
[Chorus]
My MGB-GT she's a runner now
MGB-GT
Oh my MGB-GT she's a runner now
[Verse 2]
Oh I welded the sills and the old floor pan
Cut the rust with the torch and the hacksaw
Took the Rostyles off, put the spoke wheels on
Got a brand new Salisbury axle
When I come to town the girls all smile
They say, here's a man with the retro-style
[Chorus]
My MGB-GT she's a runner now
MGB-GT
Oh my MGB-GT she's a runner now
[Verse 3]
Lockheed discs and twin SUs
Original chrome on the grill now
Looks like a dream in racing green
Competition's standing still now
I sprayed up her body, I strengthened her frame
I stripped her right down and built her up again
[Verse 4]
Now an Alpine's fine if you've got the time
And a Healey'll set you back some
And a TR4 costs a little bit more
But it don't have the same attraction
Hard top handy in case of the weather
I don't care if it rains forever
[Chorus]
In my MGB-GT she's a runner now
MGB-GT
In my MGB-GT she's a runner now
MGB-GT
In my MGB-GT she's a runner now
MGB-GT was written by Richard Thompson.
MGB-GT was produced by Mitchell Froom.
On his self-released concert album “Live at Crawley 1993,” Thompson introduced the song by saying:
When i was growing up there was a lot of car songs coming in from America, you know, Chuck Berry, and Jan and Dean, and all that sort of stuff. And it was really hard to understand, cause it was all a...