Take the "A" Train 4th in 1941

The song is about the "A" train, a New York City subway line accessing Harlem, where Ellington lived. Written by Strayhorn who lived in Pittsburgh at the time, it became a signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra from 1941 on. There is some uncertainty about who wrote the lyrics. Some sources credit Joya Sherrill. Other sources credit The Delta Rhythm Boys or Lee Gaines, who was a founding member and their most prolific lyricist. However, the 1941 copyright credits Billy Strayhorn as the writer of both words and music, therefore, this is the attribution provided here.