’Tis only a Beginner, young and green,

Who Thinks he wants an Odorless Machine;

What Fragrance is to Rose or Violet,

So to the Motor-Car is Gasolene.

Some advocate Gear-Driven Cars, and Some

Sigh for a Jockey-pulley yet to come;

Oh, crank your Car, and let the old thing Go!

Nor heed the Brake upon your Sprocket Drum.

’Tis but a Toy on which one spends a Pile,

And Brags about it for a Little While;