You must take the "A" train
Take the "A" train
Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem
Next stop is Harlem
Listen to those rails a-thrumming all aboard

You'll miss the quickest way to Harlem
Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem
To go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem
If you miss the "A" train
Get on the "A" train
To go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem
Get on the "A" train
Hurry, get on board, it's comin'

If you miss the "A" train
Listen to those rails a-thrumming all aboard

Next stop, Harlem
Come on, get aboard the "A" train
You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem

You must take the "A" train

Get aboard
Next stop is Harlem
Harlem, boy
Hurry, get on, now it's coming