Riding On The Elevated Railroad - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
Riding on the Elevated Railroad. Copyright, 1878, by Sam Devere. 
While riding on the Elevated RailroadI'll tell you all about it in my song-I looked in all the second-story windows, While the little train was moving right along; Some were eating, some were drinking, some were sleeping; Some were laughing and some more they'd cry; Some very funny sights I saw there, I took it in as we went by. 
Chorus. Riding on the Elevated Railroad, Is pleasant, and tt just suits me; Take it day or night, you'll sa'll see. 
First of all I saw a little woman washing, While the steam was flying thick around her head; In another room I saw a little darling, 'Twas a pretty girl making up a bed; Then again I saw a woman frying beefsteak, She was a fighter, for site had a wicked eye, While her husband he was singing to the baby, "I'll be happy in the sweet bye-and-bye."-Chorus. 
In another house I saw a lively bull-pup, He was chasing a cat for life around the room; In another house a woman having a picnic, She was trying to stab her husband with the broom; In another house I saw a lot of Dutchmen, Eating sauerkraut and drinking lagerbier; In another house a fellow had his sweetheart, He was doing his level best to chew her ear.-Chorus. 
In another house I saw an aged bachelor Trying to sew his pants with a nail; In another house I saw a little baby, It was trying hard to bite the poodle's tail;. In another house I saw a woman waiting For her husband dear to come and get his tea-But I saw him in a house upon the corner, He had another fellow's wife upon his knee.-Chorus.