A popular song from 1919.
Words by Harry D. Kerr.
Music by Mel B. Kaufman.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- One evening while dining
Where Broadway lights are shining
A bellboy stood waiting
A twinkle in his eye
On tiptoes a-perching
For someone he was searching
I pondered and wondered
Till he began to cry, Oh
Chorus
Taxi, None anywhere
Taxi, I’ve got a fare
And he tells me he wants a double seater
He’s all dolled up like he was goin’ to meet ‘er
Taxi, Drive anywhere
Taxi, They’ll never care
He’s thinking of little turtle dove
They only take a taxi
When they love, love, love
- That bellboy got nervous
Because he got no service
His yelling was telling
On ev’ryone about
They thought he was raging
But he was only paging
While over and over
He’d keep it up and shout, Oh
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: