I'D RATHER BE A BUM ON BROADWAY (THAN AN ANGEL IN THE SKY)
From the film "Mad Youth" (1940)

Monte Collins (Film Soundtrack) - 1940



Oh, I'm sad and melancholy for the days that used to be
For the gals and for the pals who were true blue
For the lights of dear old Broadway
For the gleam of old Times Square
What I'd give to stroll once more Fifth Avenue

But those days are gone forever
And the pals have all gone, too
The knowledge brings a teardrop to my eye
So I'm sad and melancholy, for I would rather be
A bum on Broadway than an angel in the sky



(Contributed by Lou Rugani - February 2009)