The Bottomless Lake John Prine

Here's the story of a man and his family
And a big trip that they took
Well, I heard all about it in a restaurant
And I read it in a history book

They rented a car at the Erie Canal
But the car didn't have no brake
Said Ma to Pa, "my God, this car's
Gonna fall into the bottomless lake"

Well, mama turned to daddy with a pale face
Said, "I've done something horribly wrong
Well, the waters still running in the bathtub
And I think I left the kitchen light on"

Then I heard a crash, the car went splash
And the compass rolled around and around
Oh, for Heaven's sake, we fell in a lake
And I think we're all gonna drown

We are falling down
Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
I'm so scared, I can hardly breathe
I may never see my sweetheart again