Where Did Harlem Go?

All the fancy motor cars Pulling up to high class bars Have faded out like morning stars Where did Harlem go?

Flat-foot knocked-out top-stair dames Hanging off their high zoot flames Grand pavillions filled with millions Dancing til the dawn

No more do those bright lights shine And derailed is the A train line They've traded all the cats for swine Where did Harlem go?

I've seen the faded snapshots Of swinging Harlem hotspots Black-tie high-class dancers frozen Mid-step on the floor

When did all the music slow And all the lights turn way down low I miss the cat that's in the know Where did Harlem go?