You must take the A train
To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem
If you miss the A train
You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem
Hurry, get on, now it's coming
Listen to those rails are thrumming
All aboard, get on the A train
Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem
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If you take the A train
Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem
To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem
If you miss the A train
You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem
Hurry, get on, now it's coming
Listen to those rails are thrumming
All aboard, get on the A train
Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem
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If you take the A train
Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem