Five Little Words

I stayed at a house quite near the beach
With the ocean and the boardwalk just out of reach
While resting on its porch in the shade of the trees
Came a command from the boards drifting on the breeze
That's indigenous to Wildwood, "Watch the tram car please!"

From 11 A.M. until midnight each day
Warning the people to move out of its way
The trams have been running since 1949
When they first started running it cost only a dime
What a bargain that must have been at that time

Did, "Watch the tram car please" get on my nerves?
I heard it so often that it only went to serve
As part of the music and rhythm that was background for the beaches
Like the days announcements and music heard over speakers
It became backdrop and trams used it only as it was needed

When you tell someone you've been to Wildwood the first thing they say
Is "Watch the tram car please," and I smile and turn away
And the memories come rushing back of that tram car running its two mile track
And  warning people to move out of its way as it ran forth and back
"Watch the tram car please!" Brings pleasant memories with a smile that cracks