"Lord, Mr. Ford" is a song written by Deena Kaye Rose[a] and recorded by Jerry Reed.
[1] "Lord, Mr. Ford" is a satire on the social, cultural and economic influence that the automobile has had on the American public.
The lyrics bemoan the fact that a seemingly simple invention to assist mankind has instead brought nothing but grief, become increasingly more complex and added to the increasing fast-paced demands of society.
[2] Referring to a substitution in the lyrics concerning the average American owning 1½ cars, ("Now the average American father and mother/Own one whole car and half another/And I bet that half a car is a trick to drive, don't you"), Roach alludes to the original lyrics using the word "bitch," instead of the word "trick" as in the final recorded version.
Noted Roach: "(I)t's amusing to hear notorious bad boy Reed forced to substitute the word "trick" for the original version's 'bitch'.".