Well, I was waitin' in line
for my turn to get gas
And I was number 87
and movin' up real fast
Then I happened to notice
about four cars back
There was a wild red -eyed man
in a big blue Cadillac
He said, I've been to down
near every station in this town
And my mind's about to go
and my resistance is down
My brain's gettin' fuzzy
and my pa tience worn out
Then he climbed up on his hood,
and we all heard him shout
Oh, who was the man
who put the line in gasoline?
President, or Chairman Oils,
or Aaron King?
Was it just a crude joke,
or is it more obscene?
Oh, who was the man
who put the line in gasoline?
Well, meanwhile, back in line,
things were creeping real fine
An 18 -foot motorhome
changed owners three times
A lady who got pregnant
back by the speed bump
Had given birth to twins
by the time she reached the pump
A bar mitzvah and a Lincoln
and a wind and a Jeep
And this old dude in an Edsel
just kept all in a sleep
Well, it came to get the man
in the Cadillac
and take him away
A -kickin' and a -screamin'
and again we heard him say
Oh, who was the man
who put the line in gasoline
President or chairman,
oil czar or arrow king
Was it just a crude joke
or is it more obscene?
Oh, who was the man
who put the line in gasoline?
Well, it seemed like days later
when I topped off my tank
I shelled out twenty dollars
and some fella mumbled, thanks
Well, I slipped into the driver's seat,
started to drive
When the right door flew open
and this guy crawled inside
And on his face he had a mask
and in hand he had a gun
He said, this is premeditated
highway robbery,
Then he pulled a can and a siphon hose
from under his mask
And he said, you can keep your wallet
but hand over the gas
Oh, who was the man
who put the line in gasoline?
President or Chairman Oils or Earl King?
Was it just a crude joke
or is it more obscene?
Who was the man
who put the line in gasoline?
Tell me, who was the man
who put the line in gas?
To do this to us, it just ain't human
The gas is gone and now we're human
Who put the line in gasoline, son?