From the 1923 musical “Adrienne”
Words by A. Seymour Brown
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Lyrics
If the god of luck is fickle
And you haven’t got a nickel
And you feel your bitter cup must overflow
If you’re tired of all the hustle
And the struggle and the hustle
There’s a quiet little place that you can go
Altho’ it may seem funny
It’s a place you don’t need money
When you leave the train you just become a guest
There is nothing to remind you
Of the world you left behind you
For the atmosphere is one of perfect rest
Refrain:
Sing-Sing by the riverside
Sing-Sing just an hour’s ride
Each room is cozy and white
They have movies every night at Sing-Sing
And the service there, Sing-Sing is beyond compare
All the Broadway shows they bring
To make you happy
They have good jails wherever you roam
But there’s no place we feel more at home
We’ll all be glad to get back to Sing-Sing