Bad brakes whole car shakes
   looks like i'm heading for a breakdown
   black smoke engine beginning to choke
   i must be heading for a breakdown
  
   i pulled up for a mouth of coca-cola
   down at Samuel's cafe
   saw a little spanish lady coming over
   said "lady are you going my way" she said "o-lay"
  
   bad brakes carburettor shakes
   looks like you're heading for a breakdown
   black smoke engine beginning to choke
   we must be heading for a breakdown
  
   we hit the road at 90 miles an hour
   heading for 'Frisco Bay
   she said "Senor you got cop on your shoulder"
   i said "oh now we'd better not stay
   we got to get away with our
   bad brakes carburettor shakes
   looks like we're heading for a breakdown"
  
   he was catching up nose right inside our mirror
   when the motor blowed
   we climbed out and she began to shiver
   oh no sir please let us go
   he said "don't you know you got
   bad brakes carburettor shakes
   looks like you bought yourself a breakdown
   black smoke engine beginning to choke
   and you've got yourself a breakdown"
  
   bad brakes engine beginning to shake
   looks like we've got ourselves a breakdown
   black smoke engine beginning to choke
   we got ourselves a breakdown