Harry Warren - 42nd Street

In the heart of little old New York
You'll find a thoroughfare
It's the part of little old New York
That runs into Times Square
A crazy quilt that "Wall Street Jack" built
If you've got a little time to spare
I want to take you there

Come and meet those dancing feet
On the avenue I'm taking you to

Come and meet
Those dancing feet
On the avenue I'm taking you to
Forty-Second Street
Hear the beat
Of dancing feet
It's the song I love the melody of
Forty-Second Street

Little nifties from the Fifties
Innocent and sweet;
Sexy ladiеs from the Eighties
Who are indiscreet

Thеy're side by side
They're glorified
Where the underworld can meet the elite
Where the underworld can meet the elite
Forty
Second Street

Salvatore Guaragna (1893-1981) was born to Italian immigrants in Brooklyn, and his father changed the family name to Warren during Harry’s childhood. After displaying musical talent at a young age, Warren wrote more than 800 songs, most of them for films. He won three Oscars for Best Original Song and saw eight other songs receive nominations, and his song “Chattanooga Choo Choo” became the first record ever to be certified gold.