Intro:   >C Verse Here’s the story of a man and his family And a b ig trip that they to ok Well I heard all about in a restaurant And I r ead it in a history bo ok They r ented a car at the E rie Canal But the car didn’t have no br ake "Is gonna f all into the Bottomless L ake" Instrumental: Well Mama turned to Daddy with a pale face Said "I’ve d one something horribly wr ong" "Well the waters still runnin’ in the bathtub" And I th ink I left the kitchen light on" Then I he ard a crash the c ar when splash And the compass rolled around and ar ound Oh for Heaven’s Sake! We f ell in a lake And I th ink we’re all gonna dr own We are fa lling down Down to the bottom of a h ole in the ground Smoke ’em if you got ’em I’ m so scared I can ha rdly breathe I may n ever see my sweatheart ag ain Play once after first verse      Instrumental: There was plenty of food in the backseat And the wi ndows were rolled up ti ght So we all nibbled on a chicken leg Told st ories ’way thru’ the n ight We ll Pa told one that he t old before And the baby got a bellya che "Falling d own a Bottomless L ake" (Repeat Chorus) Poppa played the music on the radio M ama rocked the baby to sl eep He said he would’ve taken the other road But he di dn’t think the lake was that d eep Well if the f erry been there at the end of the pier We’d be half way to Uncle Ja ke’s Instead of looking at fish out the w indow I wish We’d hit the bo ttom of the Bottomless L ake ’Stead of lo oking at fish out the wi ndow I wish We’d hit the b ottom of the Bottomless L ake (Repeat Chorus) So if you’re ever goin’ on a big trip Ya be tter be careful out th ere Start everything on you good foot And wear clean u nderwear T ake along a Bible in the ba ckseat Read of David and Solo mon For if you make a mistake in the Bottomless L ake You may ne ver see your sweetheart ag ain If you sh ould make a mistake in the Bot tomless Lake You may ne ver see your sweetheart a gain If you sh ould make a mistake in the Bot tomless Lake You may n ever see your sweetheart ag ain Outro >C