[Verse 1]

My wife came in this morning from Texas down the line

In the big grand central station the clock was striking nine

She rode the self was limited on New York central road

She charted sixteen coaches and brought the kids along

We rode the bus and subways all over New York town

To rent us an apartment and think about settling down

The train jumped into the buildings and also underground

You spend another nickel every time you turn around

[Verse 2]

The subway trains are crowded and when they make a stop

You’re at the wrong darn station and you pushed off by a cop

They heave and push and squeeze and squirm and slip and slide the crowd

And when your station comes along it’s then you can’t get out

Well you hooked a train and rode an hour to see the Bronx part zoo

You landed out in Brooklyn on Utica Avenue

You’ve got to change you’re subway train at every stop or so

And every time I come out wearing a different set of clothes

[Verse 3]

We loaded in a taxi cab to haul us across the town

It registered up a nickel every time the wheel went around

He charged us eleven dollars and eighty seven cents

Down in Texas that’s enough to pay six months rent

Now my friend if you’re from the South or even way out West

And you got a wife and children that you love your very best

If you come to New York city from the mountain plains or hills

You better bring a weighing load of big fat dollar bills