This whole Broadway discussion reminded me of a song we used to sing on the party barge at the lake. (It's a party barge because it's a huge pontoon boat with a bathroom and a wet bar....what more do you need?)
Nueva Broadway (They Don't Smoke) - Buster Poindexter (David Johansen and Brian Koonan)
I can't believe what's happening on Broadway today
The ladies of the evening are going away
Disney's built a fortress in the heart of Times Square
The most wholesome people will soon be there
(chorus) (2x)
They don't smoke. They don't drink.
They'll turn this town into a mall
And I don't know what to think
Hubert had his circus on Forty Second Street
The most fabulous freaks you'd ever what to meet
To us that emporium was built on hallowed ground
But the city fathers shut it down
Chorus 2x
No more raunch, No more sleeze
Not even one old time polite strip tease
They don't rob, they don't steal
And they confuse that Batman's car with a pimpmobile
They don't curse, they don't swear
And on Sunday mornings they are lost in prayer
They don't lie, they don't cheat
They're Christian soldiers and they're marching down our street
Grant's was the best bar I was ever in
The center of the universe, a cauldron of sin
Sure sometimes when the lights went out, someone would get shot
That's no reason to bring back Camelot
Chorus
In the golden days of yore
Grayline would take them on a tour
It was them, it was us
But at least they would remain upon the bus
They say thanks, they say please
And they cover up their noses when they sneeze
They have jobs, no welfare
They don't even know the meaning of dispair
They don't shout, they don't spit
There aren't many crimes they're willing to commit
They don't pack guns, they don't pull knives
I don't know how these people think they will survive.