Not a Penny Lost

It was the first car I owned and the only one It was a small black Hillman bought for one hundred dollars It drove for three weeks on a tank of fuel Never letting me down except when it rained You see those windshield wipers never did work When the rain came had to stop every so often Wipe off the window and proceed again. I know it was unsafe to drive then But I was young and stupid and did That little car took me to work and back But one thing for sure that little car would never Make it through today's car inspection I sold it three years later for one hundred dollars So I never lost a penny on that little black Hillman. for Carol's contest Phyllis Babcock