We know that many an epic
has been written in a dusty garret,
but we'll guarantee that this is the first big
-time musical arrangement
ever made in the bathtub.
That's the only space
Sergeant Jerry Gray could find
to set up his arranging desk
to produce the hot and cold running rhythm of the Trolley Song.
She went to find a jolly
hour on the trolley
And she found my heart in stead
With my light brown derby
and my bright green tie
I was quite the lonesomest of men
I started to yin, so I counted to ten
Counted to ten again
Clang, clang, clang went the trolley
Ding, ding, ding went the bell
Zing, zing, zing went my heart strings
For the moment I saw her I fell
Chug, chug, chug with the motor,
bop, bop, bop with the brakes,
bop, bop, bop with my hot sleeves,
when she smiled
I could feel the car shake.
I tipped my hat and took a seat,
I said I hoped I hadn't
stepped upon her feet.
I asked her name and lost my breath.
She looked so lovely
that she scared me half to death.
Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer.
Plop, plop, plop went the wheels.
Stop, stop,
stop went my heart's race.
As she started to go,
then I started to know how it feels.
I've ridden lots of trolleys
back in Boston
Riding the A -train is nothing new to me
But for real locomotion
with plenty of pipe commotion
You gotta take the metro in old Ferry
Bang bang bang with the Metro
Ding ding ding with the bell
Sing sing sing with my heart strings
from the time I saw mademoiselle
When the potter, I'm begging thee,
when the brake,
Au revoir, when my heart shrinks,
When she smiled,
I could feel the cry shake.
I said bonjour, and took a seat,
She winked her eye,
and then I lost my heart,
Too sweet, too sweet.
I asked her name, she stared at me,
And merely sighed as she replied me,
Say love me with a buzzer,
say peace me with a wheel,
say penny with my heart's greed.
Said she started to leave,
I could hold up her sleeve
saying please.
Won't you stay, Sibu Plain?
It was my lucky day.
She said, we might maybe,
so I found my romance