Well, I was waitin' in line for my turn to get gas And I was number 87 and moving 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 damn near every station in this town And my mind is about to go and my resistance is down And my brain is gettin' fuzzy and my brain wore 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 or is there an Arab King Was it just a crude joke or was it more obscene Oh, who was the man who put the line in gasoline Well, meanwhile back in line things were creepin' real fine And 18 foot motor home 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 in a Lincoln and a wedding in a Jeep And this old dude in an Edsel just kept falling asleep Well, they came to get the man in the Cadillac and take him away A' kickin and a' screamin' and we all heard him say Oh, who was the man who put the line in gasoline President or chairman or is there an Arab King Was it just a crude joke or was it more obscene Oh, who was the man who put the line in gasoline Well, it seemed like days later when I topped off the tank I shelled out twenty dollars and some fella mumbled "Thanks" Well, I stepped into the drivers seat and starred to drive When the right door flew open and this guy crawled inside And on his face he had a mask and in his hand he had a gun He said "This is premeditated highway robbery son" Then he pulled a can and a syphon hose from under his mask And he said "you can keep your wallet but handover the gas" Oh, who was the man who put the line in gasoline President or chairman or is there an Arab King Was it just a crude joke or more obscene Who was the man who put the line in gasoline Now 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 fumin' Who put the line in gasoline Son