New York, New York
by John Reardonon On the Town (Studio Cast Recording (1960))[OZZIE, spoken]
Come on, Gabey, hurry up!
[CHIP, spoken]
Twenty-four hours!
[SAILOR, spoken]
Hey, why don't ya look where you're goin'?
You'd think it was your first time in New York!
[GABEY, spoken]
It is!
[The sailors look around them, happily absorbing the scene.]
[GABEY, CHIP, & OZZIE]
New York, New York!
It's a helluva town!
[GABEY]
We've got one day here and not another minute
To see the famous sights!
[OZZIE]
We'll find the romance and danger waiting in it
Beneath the Broadway lights
[GABEY, CHIP & OZZIE]
But we've hair on our chests
So what we like the best are the nights
[CHIP]
Sights!
[OZZIE]
Lights!
[GABEY]
Nights!
[GABEY, CHIP & OZZIE]
New York, New York, a helluva town
The Bronx is up, and the Battery's down
The people ride in a hole in the groun'
New York, New York, it's a helluva town!
[CHIP, spoken]
Hey, Gabey! Gabey, look! Gabey, it says here "There are twenty thousand streets in New York City, not counting MacDougal Alley in the heart of Green-Witch Village, a charming thoroughfare filled with..."
[OZZIE, spoken]
Here we go again!
[CHIP]
The famous places to visit are so many
Or so the guidebooks say
I promised Daddy I wouldn't miss on any
And we have just one day
Gotta see the whole town
From Yonkers on down to the Bay
[GABEY, CHIP & OZZIE]
In just one day!
New York, New York, a visitor's place
Where no one lives on account of the pace
But seven millions are screaming for space
New York, New York, it's a visitor's place!
[GABEY, spoken]
Hey! Look who's comin' back! Tom and Andy!
[OZZIE, spoken]
Hey, Tom, Andy! Hey, hey, fellas, how was your day in New York?
[ANDY, spoken]
Ah, wonderful—I don't remember a thing!
[TOM, spoken]
Awful! I remember everything!
[OZZIE]
Manhattan women are dressed in silk and satin
Or so the fellas say
There's just one thing that's important in Manhattan
When you have just one day
Gotta pick up a date
[CHIP]
Maybe seven
[OZZIE]
Or eight
On your way
[GABEY, CHIP & OZZIE]
In just one day!
New York, New York, a helluva town
The Bronx is up, and the Battery's down
The people ride in a hole in the groun'
New York, New York, it's a helluva town!