I guess I should have known,
When I went to the used car lot, baby,
I was going to get screwed.

It had a rusted body
Some holes in the upholstery
But the guy said the transmission was new.

It's got no power now
Maybe a couple horses,
And that's if the road would be smooth.

But my budget was tight
And the price was so right,
And I said, "What else am I gonna do?"

So I bought a

Little white Chevette
baby you're not so fast.
Little white Chevette
I can't afford a car that's gonna last.

I guess I should have known,
When I saw a bunch duct tape,
In the place where the engine should be.
I felt a little ill
When the former owner told me,
All the problems that were there before me.

Believe it or not -
I took it on the freeway,
It was shaking when I sped up to pass.
So I stayed on the right,
Because it put up such a fight,
And I said
Baby, you ain't got enough gas!
(Oh no)

Little white Chevette
Baby you're not so fast.
Little white Chevette
Don't know how much longer you're gonna last.

A beater like mine (A beater like mine)
Should be in the junkyard (in the junkyard)
It's on the verge of running out of steam.
Move over baby,
Give me the keys,
I'm gonna try to start this little puddle-jump machine.

Little white Chevette...

I'm gonna ride it right to the ground (Right to the ground)
I've got the slowest car around. (Got the slowest car around)

Man, it's got shocks like I never seen.
And the ride,
I say the ride's not so smooth...
You must be a trampoline!

Little white Chevette...