From the musical “The Goddess Of Liberty”, 1909.
Words by Will M. Hough & Frank R. Adams.
Music by Jos. E. Howard.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. I would rather walk than take a cab
I hate a trolley car
I would rather swim than sail a boat
I could never be a tar
If you’d win my love, dear, for your own
Take me in a Taxicab
You may steal a kiss for every mile we ride
While the taximeter keep the tab
Chorus:
Taxi, taxi, take me out with you somewhere
Don’t care, any place will do with you dear
So long fellows, here’s a kiss goodbye
It’s Taxi, Taxi forever you and I
2. I have lost my heart in a Taxicab
I know just where and when
So if you would like to find it dear
You must take me there again
Go and get a Taxi just for two
Only use the highest gear
Just be sure the Chauffeur’s
Deaf and dumb and blind
I will meet you in the Taxi, dear