From “Gold Diggers of 1935”.
Words by Al Dubin.
Music by Harry Warren.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Come on along and listen to
The lullaby of Broadway
The hip hooray and ballyhoo
The lullaby of Broadway
The rumble of a subway train
The rattle of the taxis
The daffodils who entertain
At Angelo’s and Maxie’s
When a Broadway baby says “Good-night”
It’s early in the morning
Manhattan babies don’t sleep tight
Until the dawn
Good night, baby
Good night, milkman’s on his way
Sleep tight, baby
Sleep tight, let’s call it a day, Hey!
Come on along and listen to
The lullaby of Broadway
The hi-dee-hi and boop-a-doo
The lullaby of Broadway
The band begins to go to town
And everyone goes crazy
You rock-a-bye your baby ’round
‘Till everything gets hazy
“Hush-a-bye, I’ll buy you this and that”
You hear a daddy saying
And baby goes home to her flat
To sleep all day
Good night, baby
Good night, milkman’s on his way
Sleep tight, baby
Sleep tight, let’s call it a day
Listen to the lullaby of old Broadway