Take the "A" Train

Now look, if you're ever up in New York

And you want to come to Harlem

One thing you must remember

You've got to take the A Train

It takes you up to Sugar Hill

Oh man, there'll be dancing

And the feet never, never stop

Don't forget what I said

You gotta take the A Train

You must take the A Train

To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem

Now if you miss that A Train

You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem

Hurry, get on now, it's coming

Listen to those rails a-drumming

All aboard, get on, get on the A Train

Soon you'll be on Sugar Hill in Harlem

Now don't forget what I said

You gotta take the A Train

Now I was just up on 135th Street the other week

And I heard a cat playing a piano

Just like Lunice is playing today

Now you don't know what you've missed

Now don't forget what I said

You must take that A Train

To go to Sugar Hill up in Harlem

Now if you miss that A Train

You'll find you've missed the quickest way to Harlem

Come on now, hurry, get on now, it's coming

Can't you hear those rails a-drumming?

All aboard, get on, get on the A Train

Soon you'll be on Sugar Hill way up in Harlem

Not the D, not the F

Get on the A Train