Klaatu - Sub Rosa Subway Lyrics
Back in 1870Just beneath the Great White WayAlfred Beach worked secretlyRisking all to ride a dreamHis wind machineHis wind machineNew York City and the morning sunWere awoken by the strangest soundReportedly as far as WashingtonThe tremors shook the earthAs Alfie blew undergroundBlew underground, he blew undergroundAh, all aboard Sub Rosa SubwayHad you wonderedWho's been digging under BroadwayIt's AlfredPoor Al, oh no, AlAs for America's first subwayThe public scoffed"It's far too crude"One station filled with Victoria's Age>From frescoed wallsAnd goldfish fountainsTo Brahmsian tunes