Martin Sexton: Diner Lyrics

You might have seen one out in Minnesota
Or maybe down by the sea in Sarasota
But they were made back in Worcester, Mass.
Of aluminum, Bakelite, and glass, mm-hmm

Like a locomotive they were streamlined
And the blueprints were drawn up from a dream of mine
Slap 'em up put 'em on the train
Out to Michigan, up to Maine, ah-hoo
You may find a diner down in Georgia or
Carolina off the 20 by the Piggly Wiggly
In the country out of Waynesboro

Or when it's getting late and rainy out in New York State
You hang a louie off the thru-way
And you go and grab yourself a cheeseburger
At the little tin diner off six-niner

Diner my shiny shiny love
In the night you're all I'm thinking of
Diner my shiny shiny love

The cruiser pulls in where the troopers always stop
As we dine over the chrome and Formica table top
The cashier she always squints
By the gum and the bowl of mints
She's tapping her toe
To the Dean Martin on the consolette
Booth service and a cigarette, we're loving it so

Side of fries a dollar
Or the haddock plate $2.95
A root beer float, a Pepsi
And be sure to save some room for some apple pie
[Groovy skat break]
Better make it a-la-mode

Diner my shiny, shiny love
In the night you're all I'm thinking of
Diner my shiny, shiny love

Dean Martin, god rest his soul,
Talkin' to me from the cereal bowl
There's a couple from the show me state
Knockin' back a little meatloaf plate

Diner my shiny, shiny love
Diner my shiny, shiny love
Diner my shiny, shiny, shiny love