Back in 1870 just beneath the Great White Way Back in 1870 just beneath the Great White Way De volta a 1870 bem abaixo da Great White Way Alfred Beach worked secretly Alfred Beach worked secretly Alfred Beach trabalhava secretamente Risking all to ride a dream Risking all to ride a dream Arriscando tudo para construir um sonho His wind-machine His wind-machine Sua máquina de vento His wind-machine His wind-machine Sua máquina de vento New York City and the morning sun New York City and the morning sun A cidade de Nova Iorque e a manhã de sol Were awoken by the strangest sound Were awoken by the strangest sound Foram acordados pelo mais estranho som Reportedly as far as Washington Reportedly as far as Washington Alegadamente, tão distante quanto Washington The tremors shook the earth as Alfie The tremors shook the earth as Alfie Os tremores sacudiram a terra como o Alfie Blew underground Blew underground Soprou no subterrâneo Blew underground Blew underground Soprou no subterrâneo He blew underground, yeah He blew underground, yeah Ele soprou no subterrâneo Ahh Ahh Ah All aboard sub-rosa subway All aboard sub-rosa subway Todos a bordo do metrô sub-rosa Had you wondered who's been digging under Broadway? Had you wondered who's been digging under Broadway? Já se perguntou quem foi que cavou embaixo da Broadway? It's Alfred It's Alfred Foi Alfred It's Alfred It's Alfred Foi Alfred It's Alfred It's Alfred Foi Alfred Poor Al, woh no Al Poor Al, woh no Al Pobre Al, oh, não Al As for America's first subway As for America's first subway Quanto ao primeiro metrô da América The public scoffed: It's far too rude The public scoffed: It's far too rude O público zombou: É muito bruto One station filled with Victoria's age One station filled with Victoria's age Uma estação repleta de paredes com afrescos From frescoed walls and goldfish fountains From frescoed walls and goldfish fountains E fontes de peixes dourados da Era Vitoriana To Brahmsian tunes To Brahmsian tunes Para as melodias de Brahms