_Tr_ai_ns ^Under_ne_{ath Tok}yo

Reprinted from Songworm 2

Parody of “Cranes Over Hiroshima”, words and music by Fred Small

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Parody lyrics ©1988-07-08 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.

The

C bab

y fouls her diaper, and

Dm promp

tly starts to wail.

She

Em fills

the air with her noxious fumes as the

F peo

ple around turn

G pale

.

Some

C try

hard not to notice; some

F move

to a

C dif

ferent

Dm car

.

But the

G oth

ers are even more crowded, so none can get

C far

.

Chorus:

C Trains  underneath Tokyo: Am White  and red and  Dm green , G Packed  with sweaty people, Like a  F mill ion small sar C dines . I must take the subway homeward, And I  F choose  my  C seat  with  Dm care . But I’m  Am soak ing  G wet  when I get  C there .

The

C en

gineers know the method:  If you

Dm make

things small and dense

Like

Em cameras

, chips, and subways, they will

F run

at less ex

G pense

.

The

C car

is filled with people   six

F hund

red

C for

ty-

Dm four

’Til the

G ai

sles, the seats, and the doorways can’t hold any

C more

.

(Chorus)