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Artist: KLAATU
Canonical path: /klaatu/sub-rosa-subway
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Sub-Rosa Subway
Read Sub-Rosa Subway lyrics by KLAATU on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sub-Rosa Subway
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Back in 1870 just beneath the Great White Way
Alfred Beach worked secretly
Risking all to ride a dream
His wind-machine
His wind-machine
New York City and the morning sun
Were awoken by the strangest sound
Reportedly as far as Washington
The tremors shook the earth as Alfie
Blew underground
Blew underground
He blew underground, yeah
Ahh
All aboard sub-rosa subway
Had you wondered who's been digging under Broadway?
It's Alfred
It's Alfred
It's Alfred
Poor Al, woh no Al
As for America's first subway
The public scoffed: It's far too rude
One station filled with Victoria's age
From frescoed walls and goldfish fountains
To Brahmsian tunes
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KLAATU performs "Sub-Rosa Subway", and this lyric page sits inside the KLAATU catalog on LyroVerse.
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