Start spreadin' the news, i'm leavin' today
i want to be a part of it, new york, new york
these vagabond shoes are longing to stray
right through the very heart of it, new york, new york
i want to wake up in a city that doesn't sleep
and find i'm king of the hill, top of the heap
these little town blues are melting away
i'll make a brand new start of it in old new york
if i can make it there, i can make it anywhere
it's up to you new york, new york
new york, new york i want to wake up in a city that never sleeps
and find i'm a- number one, top of the list, king of the hill, a- number one
these little town blues, are melting away
i'm gonna make a brand new start of it in old new york
and if i can make it there, i'm gonna make it anywhere
it's up to you new york, new york.. new york!