A popular song from 1922.
Words and music by G. A. Sholes.
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Hello chappy, I’m not happy
Out in this woolly west
The air is wholesome but I’m dolesome
My mind is not at rest
I sit and brood in solitude
There’s a longing within my breast
To be imbued by the multitude
Of Broadway’s very best
Chorus
If I could only hear the roar
Of that dear old Broadway once more
Like a bird I wish I could soar
Back to the place that I adore
Happy, I’d be, for evermore
As I was in the days of yore
If I could only hear the roar
Of that dear old Broadway once more
- I would plod way back to Broadway
Back to old New York town
Where nights are brighter, hearts beat lighter
You never see a frown
To get a chance for one more glance
At this white way of great renown
Without a moan I’d give all I own
I’d gladly give a crown
Sung here by Fred Feild: