The New York Trains

“The New York Trains”

My wife come in this morning
from Texas down the line
In the Big Grand Central Station
the clock was striking nine
She rode the Southwest Limited
on the New York Central Road
She chartered 16 coaches
and brought the kids along

We rode the bus and subways
all over New York Town
To rent us an apartment
and think about settling down
The trains run through the buildings
and also underground
And you spend another nickel
every time you turn around

The subway trains are crowded
and when they make a stop
You're at the wrong dern station
and you're pushed off by a cop
They heave and push and squeeze and squirm.
they slip and slide and crowd
And when your station comes along
it's then you cant get out

We hooked a train and rode an hour
to see the Bronx Park Zoo
We landed out in Brooklyn
on Utica Avenue
You got to change your subway train
at every stop or so
And every time I come out a wearing
a different suit of clothes

We loaded in a taxi cab
to haul us ‘cross the town
It registered up a nickel every
time the wheel went ‘round
He charged us ‘Leven dollars
and eighty seven cents
And down in Texas that's enough
to pay six months of rent

Now friend, if you are from the south
or either way out west
And you got a wife and children that
you love your very best
If you come to New York City from
the MOUNTAINS, plains or hills
You better bring a wagon load
of greenback dollar bills