From the comedy “Bronx Express”, 1922.
Words and music by Creamer & Layton.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Is he a millionaire, Is he a millionaire
That’s what I really would like to know
He hasn’t any hair, He doesn’t seem to care
He’s just as happy in rain or snow
This subway passenger list one cannot guess
For standing there in pairs are multi-millionaires
But still they ride in the Bronx Express
Move up and smile, don’t block the aisle
Oh! lady glide a little, glide a little more
Swing to your right, now cuddle tight
Oh! Mister slide a little, down to the middle door
Refrain
The Bronx Express brings happiness
To mothers and brothers and others, too
Each crowded train brings home again
Some laddie or daddy when work is thru
Sweet little girls with pretty curls
Old maideies, old ladies and babies, too
All gayly swinging and singing
And riding and sliding, or sleeping or having fun
The Bronx Express brings happiness to ev’ryone
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: