Hands Off L-4!!
Tune, Wabash Cannonball
Words by Joan D. Levin
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From stately Federal Triangle to the hills of Chevy Chase,
With slow but steady motion she moves from place to place.
She’s the Grand-dame of the Great Northwest,
You’ve heard her name before,
She’s the pride of the Metro system; she’s the elegant L-4!
Chorus:
Hear the fare box jingle, oh what a pleasant sound,
Look right out the window, and see the city round!
Let us travel on the road we’ve traveled oft before –
You can keep your Metro train; just leave us our L-4!
She rolls along Thirteenth Street, and down the mighty K,
She passes on to Twentieth and Florida by the way.
She cruises up Connecticut and lumbers down once more,
She’s a shelter in a time of storm, our very own L-4!
Chorus: Hear the fare box jingle, oh what a pleasant sound,
Look right out the window, and see the city round!
Let us travel on the road we’ve traveled oft before –
You can keep your Metro train; just leave us our L-4!
If you would like to make a trip for lunch in Cleveland Park,
Or if you’d like to see the sights of Dupont after dark,
The L-1 will not stop for you; the L-7 doesn’t run,
So climb aboard the old L-4 to get in on the fun!
Chorus: Hear the fare box jingle, oh what a pleasant sound,
Look right out the window, and see the city round!
Let us travel on the road we’ve traveled oft before –
You can keep your Metro train; just leave us our L-4!
If you go downtown shopping, to catch up on the sales,
To doctor or the dentist, to keep you feeling hale,
To work, to play, most any day, or anywhere you roam,
The L-4 bus will take you there and bring you safely home!
© 1981, Joan D. Levin
