To all the boys in my life who love old cars.
"He who dies with the most toys wins."
This one's for you, Charlie.
Hope it brings you some grins.

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Well, Mah name's Henry an' Ah'm a Model A Ford.
Ah wuz borned in nineteen hundred an' thirty two
an' this here's mah story ta tha best of mah recollection.
Mah grammer don' bother me if'n it don' bother you.

Ah guess we kin start back in fifty two,
when Pop's got a new fangled pick up truck
an' he retired me ta tha back pasture.
Sittin' there amongst tha mud an' tha muck.

There Ah sit with tha cows ta keep me comp'ny.
They'd rub on mah fenders once in a while ta keep me awake.
One day Pop's come got mah engine ta put
on one of his inventions he wuz fixin' ta make.

'Nother time they come an' yanked out mah seat
for Ma to sit on in her durned flower garden.
Ah'm beginnin' ta feel naked fer sure
So's if yer embarressed, Ah beg yer pardon.

Once in a while this here lil' boy named Cy
would come out an' take me fer a dry ride.
'Round tha pasture we'd go whoppin' an' hollerin'
til he'd git tired an' go inside.

As Cy growed up tha visits got ferther apart.
But tha twinkle in his eye an' smile on his face
tol' me he wouldn't fergit Ah'm here,
an' in time he'd come back ta this place.

Well tha years went by an' it got real lonely.
Mah tires had rotted away, tha cows rubbed mah fenders loose,
an' there wuz a tree growin' right up thu mah middle.
Missin' Cy real bad, how Ah longed fer his abuse.

Then one day Ah woke up ta some loud carrin' on.
Ah'm thinkin' "Wha' tha H?, Ah'm tryin ta sleep here!"
It's Cy all growed up with a bunch a his buddies
an' he started ta 'xplain ta 'em why they were here.

"Pop's said if I make it though college I can have old Henry here.
Now don't laugh cause I'm going to turn him into a show car."
Oh tha hoots an' sneers hurt me ta tha core. Ah'll show "em,
someday Ah'll shine agin like tha evenin' star.

A few more years an' they wuz back agin.
Cy a ginnin' with that sparkle in his eye
an' his buddies sayin', "You're serious ain't ya?"
Then Cy went an' threw a monkey wrench in tha pie.

"It's going to take some money so I better get a job."
Oh well, Ah knew it wuz ta good ta be true.
That wuz that an' Ah didn't see Cy fer a long time.
Ah settled down fer 'nother nap. Wha' else could Ah do?

Then one day Ah wuz dreamin' 'bout tha good ole dayz,
Ah see Cy an' this kid comin' 'cross tha pasture.
Ah'm thinkin' "OH NO! Ah'm too ole fer this agin.
Jest git it over with an' tell me why ye're here."

But tha kid jest said, "Wow! Pops really drove this car?
You're crazy Dad, you'll never pull it off."
"Hey ya lil' whpper snapper watch yer mouth.
Don' never say never, Ah'll toss yer butt in tha water trough.

Cy jest laughed an' said, "Ya'll see.
Henry will be better than ever, I know.
I'll rebuild him from the ground up
and he'll be the "Best of Show"."

06/17/2009

Author's Note: So that's the beginning of Henry's story. I know you guys have a short attention span so I'll post the rest of it in increments. So watch this site for the saga of Henry is to be continued.

Posted on 06/17/2009
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